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Single Intramuscular-dose Toxicity of Samgihwalryeok-Pharmacopuncture in Sprague-Dawley Rats

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacopuncture, 2014
Objectives:This study was performed to examine the single-dose toxicity of Samgihwalryeok pharmacopuncture. Methods:Forty six-week-old Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were divided into four groups of 10 rats each; each group was then sub-divided into two ...
Sung-Chul Kim , Seong-Hun Ahn
doaj   +1 more source

Infrared thermography fails to visualize stimulation-induced meridian-like structures

open access: yesBioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2005
Background According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) the vital energy flows through a system of channels also called meridians. Generally accepted proof for meridians cannot be considered as being given.
Litscher Gerhard
doaj   +1 more source

A Return to Normality: A Descriptive Qualitative Interview Study Exploring the Patient Experience of Gout Flare Resolution

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Although the definition of a gout flare is well established, the state of gout flare resolution has not yet been defined. This study aimed to explore patients’ experiences and perceptions of gout flare resolution. Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted with 24 people with gout, guided by open‐ended questions exploring their ...
Sarah Stewart   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of the Connotation of Meridians Viewed from the changes in the Traveling Routes:Considerations Induced from the "Eleven Meridians" to the "Twelve Regular Meridians"

open access: yes针刺研究, 2009
The descriptions about the traveling routes of meridians in ancient Chinese literatures directly reflect the understanding and recognition of the ancient Chinese physicians on "meridians" concept at that time.Therefore,the changes of meridian traveling ...
LI Su-yun, ZHAO Jing-sheng
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The Lupus Damage Index Revision Program: Results From the Item Generation and Reduction Phases

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A data‐driven and expert/patient consensus‐based project to develop a revised Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index (SDI) is under way supported by SLICC, ACR, and the Lupus Foundation of America. Our objective is to report the item generation and reduction phase results
Burak Kundakci   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

OBSERVATION ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF LSIP_s ALONG THREE YANG MERIDIANS AS WELL AS REN AND DU MERIDIANS

open access: yes针刺研究, 1993
The results of our previous works demonstrated that the low skin impedance points (LSIPs)basically distributed along the meridian courses.In order to further clarify what extent LSIPs distributed along the meridians and the feature ...
Huang Xiaoqing Xu Jinsen Wu Baohua Hu Xianglong
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Frailty Predicts Incident Osteoporotic Fractures in Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of frailty and osteoporosis, but the relationship between frailty and incident osteoporotic fractures in RA is underexplored. Methods Data were from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry. Frailty was measured using the VA Frailty Index (VAFI).
Katherine D. Wysham   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meridians 8:1 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
I confess that when Janell Hobson and R. Dianne Bartlow, co-editors of Representin\u27: Women, Hip-Hop, and Popular Music, offered to put together a special issue for Meridians, I was a little skeptical. My view of hip-hop was filtered through the lens
Giddings, Paula J.
core   +1 more source

Decentred optical axes and aberrations along principal visual field meridians [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Suggestions that peripheral imagery may affect the development of refractive error have led to interest in the variation in refraction and aberration across the visual field.
Charman, W. Neil   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Determinants of Body Mass Index in Early Systemic Sclerosis: Implications for Nutritional Risk Stratification

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement can lead to malnutrition in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Body mass index (BMI) remains the most widely used marker to screen nutritional status. We aimed to identify predictors of lower BMI in patients with SSc. Methods Patients with SSc from a prospective US cohort meeting 2013 American College of
Ali Y. Ayla   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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