Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine最新文献

Body surface stimulation and rectal motility 体表刺激和直肠运动

Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Pub Date : 2003-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/S1461-1449(03)00067-7

Hiroko Ikeda MA, Yoshihiro Aikawa PhD, Dipl Ac, Eitaro Noguchi PhD, Dipl Ac

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Volume 4 contents index 第4卷目录索引

Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Pub Date : 2003-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/S1461-1449(04)00013-1

引用次数: 0

Study of heart rate variability due to reflexological stimulation 反射性刺激引起的心率变异性研究

Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Pub Date : 2003-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/S1461-1449(03)00072-0

Lok Pei Zhen, Siti Nur Fatimah, Rajendra Acharya U, Kwok-Wing Dennis Tam, K. Paul Joseph

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引用次数: 10

Using acupuncture to treat major depressive disorder: a pilot investigation 用针灸治疗重度抑郁症:一项试点调查

Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Pub Date : 2003-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/S1461-1449(03)00068-9

Laura E Blitzer PhD (Associate Professor), Daniel J Atchison-Nevel A.P. (Clinical Director), Maureen C Kenny PhD (Associate Professor)

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引用次数: 5

Problems with systematic reviews of acupuncture. What should we do about these? 针灸系统评价的问题。我们应该怎么做呢?

Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Pub Date : 2003-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/S1461-1449(03)00062-8

Stephen Birch PhD, LicAc (USA)

引用次数: 7

A study of computerization in clinical practice of acupuncturists in Hong Kong 香港针灸师临床实践电脑化的研究

Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Pub Date : 2003-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/S1461-1449(03)00066-5

Moon Fai Chan PhD (Lecturer), Lorna K.P Suen PhD (Assistant Professor), T.F Tong MPH (Clinical Associate), Sonny H.M Tse BSc (Lecturer), Mary C Day BSc (Technical Writer)

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What are the most important factors in the evaluation of an adequate acupuncture treatment: developing a possible scale to be used for systematic reviews on acupuncture 评估适当的针灸治疗最重要的因素是什么:开发一个可能用于针灸系统评价的量表

Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Pub Date : 2003-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/S1461-1449(03)00063-X

M Romoli MD , G Allais MD , C.M Giovanardi MD , F Menniti Ippolito MD

引用次数: 5

A research agenda for the acupuncture community 针灸界的研究议程

Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Pub Date : 2003-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/S1461-1449(03)00064-1

Karen J Sherman Ph.D.

引用次数: 5

Influence of akupoints of principal meridians on a skeletal musculation of the person 经络穴位对人体骨骼肌的影响

Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Pub Date : 2003-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.caom.2003.12.001

Valery S Pospelov

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引用次数: 2

Needling as translation: an anthropologist responds to TSCA’s needling colloquium 针刺作为翻译:一位人类学家对TSCA针刺讨论会的回应

Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Pub Date : 2003-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.caom.2003.11.001

Mitra Emad PhD.

引用次数: 4