Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 58-62 , September 2008

Vascular Responses to Manual PC6 Acupuncture in Nonsmokers and Smokers Assessed by the Second Derivative of the Finger Photoplethysmogram Waveform

  • José F. Rivas-Vilchis

      Affiliations

    • División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Especialización en Acupuntura y Fitoterapia, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana – Iztapalapa, Distrito Federal, México
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Especialización en Acupuntura y Fitoterapia, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana – Iztapalapa, San Rafael Atlixco 186, Iztapalapa, DF, 09340 México
    • ,
  • Ricardo Escorcia-Gaona

      Affiliations

    • Especialización en Acupuntura y Fitoterapia, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana – Iztapalapa, Distrito Federal, México
    • ,
  • Jorge A. Cervantes-Reyes

      Affiliations

    • Especialización en Acupuntura y Fitoterapia, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana – Iztapalapa, Distrito Federal, México
    • ,
  • Rubén Román-Ramos

      Affiliations

    • División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Especialización en Acupuntura y Fitoterapia, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana – Iztapalapa, Distrito Federal, México

Received 11 December 2007 ,Accepted 19 February 2008.

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PII: S2005-2901(09)60009-1

doi: 10.1016/S2005-2901(09)60009-1

Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 1, Issue 1 , Pages 58-62 , September 2008

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