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Differential Effects of Two Individual Acupuncture Points (BL62, KI6) on Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Volunteers : A Randomized, Single-Blind, Self-Controlled Trial  

Lee, Ji-Hye (Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Choi, Young-Joon (Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Shin, Byung-Chul (Division of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
Koo, Sung-Tae (Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University)
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture / v.27, no.4, 2010 , pp. 85-97 More about this Journal
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acupuncture; heart rate variability; autonomic nervous system; BL62; KI6;
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