Acupuncture in the treatment of pain

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-124

  Birch, Stephen ^a,d   Hammerschlag, Richard ^b   Berman, Brian M ^c  

^a Society for Acupuncture Research   (United States)

^b Ctr for Orient Med Res and Educ   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CRU   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODEL; FACE PAIN; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; NECK PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; REVIEW;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FACIAL PAIN; HEADACHE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; NECK PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN;

EID: 0030089546     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.1996.2.101     Document Type: Article

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