MARC details
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780443063695 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
RM184 |
| Item number |
MAY 2007 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Mayor, David F. |
| Relator term |
editor |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Electroacupuncture : |
| Remainder of title |
a practical manual and resource / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
edited by David F. Mayor; forewords by Angela and John Hicks, Zang-Hee Cho |
| 264 ## - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Edinburgh : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Churchill Livingstone / Elsevier, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2007 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxii, 381 pages : |
| Other physical details |
illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Source |
rdacontent |
| Content type term |
text |
| Content type code |
txt |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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| Source |
rdamedia |
| Media type term |
unmediated |
| Media type code |
n |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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| Source |
rdacarrier |
| Carrier type term |
volume |
| Carrier type code |
nc |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
n |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Part 1 Initial Orientation. Introduction. Electroacupuncture East and West: the historical context. Part 2 Electromagnetism and vibration: concepts and terminology. Electroacupuncture in context: the effects of electrotherapy. Neurophysiology, acupoints and meridians: Western and Eastern perspectives. How electroacupuncture works I Observations from experimental and animal studies. II Gathering the threads - from observations to mechanisms and models. Does electroacupuncture work? Evaluating the controlled clinical trials. Acupuncture in clinical practice; an overview, . Psychological and nervous conditions. Stroke and cerebrovascular disease. Peripheral motor disorders. The immune system and the endocrine system. Disorders of the skin and hair., eye and ear, nose, throat and mouth. Obstetrics, gynaecology and the breast. The cardiovascular system. The respiratory system. The gastrointestinal system, liver, gallbladder and pancreas. The genitourinary tract. Pain and its treatment. Neurogenic pain - Head and facial pain - Neck pain. Musculoskeletal conditions: an integrated approach. Acupuncture anaesthesia. Postoperative pain. Addiction. Appetite regulation and weight control. Part 3 Technology and Practice. The technology of acupuncture. Tools of the Trade. Practicalities. The basic do's and don'ts. An integrated approach. Conclusion and the view ahead.Appendix 1 Resources: information, organizations and suppliers. Appendix 2 Technology in practice: assessment, legislation and insurance |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
This book provides a clear and accessible overview of the theoretical foundation of electoacupuncture (EA), together with experimental and clinical evidence for the usefulness of EA in its various forms. It also serves as a manual for the effective clinical practice of EA, with a number of illustrative case histories. It serves as an excellent background to the subject, covering all the key information a beginner practioner would need to know, as well as exploring avenues for advanced practice |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Electroacupuncture |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Galvanopuncture |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type |
Books |
| Classification part |
184 |
| Item part |
MAY |
| Call number prefix |
RM |
