Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 16-23 , March 2010

Efficacy of Pharmacopuncture Using Root Bark of Ulmus davidiana Planch in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Eun-Jung Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University in Seoul, Goyang, Korea
    • ,
  • Min-Ki Jang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University in Seoul, Goyang, Korea
    • ,
  • Eun-Hye Yoon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University in Seoul, Goyang, Korea
    • ,
  • Chan-Yung Jung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University in Seoul, Goyang, Korea
    • ,
  • Dong-Woo Nam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Seung-Deok Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University in Seoul, Goyang, Korea
    • ,
  • Kap-Sung Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University in Seoul, Goyang, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Dongguk University International Hospital, Siksa-dong, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Received 16 October 2009 ,Accepted 14 January 2010.

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PII: S2005-2901(10)60003-9

doi: 10.1016/S2005-2901(10)60003-9

Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 16-23 , March 2010

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