Auricular or body acupuncture: which one is more effective in reducing abdominal fat mass in Iranian men with obesity: a randomized clinical trial.

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Published in J Diabetes Metab Disord on December 05, 2014

Authors

Mahsa Darbandi1, Sara Darbandi1, Ali Akbar Owji1, Pooneh Mokarram2, Majid Ghayor Mobarhan3, Majid Fardaei4, Baxiao Zhao5, Hamid Abdi6, Mohsen Nematy7, Mohammad Safarian3, Mohammad Reza Parizadeh8, Mohammad Hossein Dabbaghmanesh9, Parisa Abbasi8, Gordon Ferns6

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
2: Department of Biochemistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran ; Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz Medical School-Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
3: Cardiovascular Research Center, Avicenna (Bu-Ali) Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
4: Department of Genetics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
5: School of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
6: Institute for Science & Technology in Medicine, Keele University, Hartshill, UK.
7: Cardiovascular Research Center, Avicenna (Bu-Ali) Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran ; Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
8: Biochemistry of Nutrition Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
9: Endocrine Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz Medical School-Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

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