Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 282-291 , July 2005

Acupuncture and Kidney Disease

  • Gabriela E. Garcia

      Affiliations

    • Section of Nephrology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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  • Sheng-Xing Ma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
    • ,
  • Lili Feng

      Affiliations

    • Section of Nephrology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Lili Feng, Section of Nephrology, Baylor College of Medicine, Alkek N520, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030.

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 Supported in part by National Institute of Health George O’Brien Center Grant P50 DK064233 (GEG and LF) and NCCAM Grant R21 AT002140 (LF).

PII: S1548-5595(05)00076-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ackd.2005.04.002

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 282-291 , July 2005

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