Spatial Patterns of the Indications of Acupoints Using Data Mining in Classic Medical Text: A Possible Visualization of the Meridian System

The indications of acupoints are thought to be highly associated with the lines of the meridian systems. The present study used data mining methods to analyze the characteristics of the indications of each acupoint and to visualize the relationships between the acupoints and disease sites in the cla...

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Main Authors: Won-Mo Jung, Taehyung Lee, In-Seon Lee, Sanghyun Kim, Hyunchul Jang, Song-Yi Kim, Hi-Joon Park, Younbyoung Chae
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/457071