Short report: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for pain relief: recent research findings and implications for clinical use

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-8

  Ellis, Bridget ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

PAIN RELIEF; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION; TRIALS

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005201552     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/ptr.1998.3.1.3     Document Type: Review

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