Different Effects of Acupuncture at Shenmen (ht7)-tongli (ht5) and Shenmen-neiguan (pc6) Points on Heart Rate Variability in Healthy Subjects
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Yi-Fang Yang , Chen-Yu Chou, Tsai-Chung Li, Ya-Min Jan, Nou-Ying Tang, Ching-Liang Hsieh Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan Department of Chinese Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center LiouYing Campus, Tainan, Taiwan Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center LiouYing Campus, Tainan, Taiwan Graduate Institute of Biostatistics, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung School of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan Graduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan Acupuncture Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan ( Received 20 April 2009, accepted 21 September 2009 )
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