Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: Amelioration of pain with transcutaneous electrostimulation

Diabetes Care

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1702-1705

  Kumar, Dlnesh ^a,b   Marshall, Howard J ^b  

^a Division of Endocrinology Diabetes and Hypertension   (United States)

^b LAC USC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0030734839     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.20.11.1702     Document Type: Article

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