Response of pain to static magnetic fields in postpolio patients: A double-blind pilot study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1200-1203

  Vallbona, Carlos ^a   Hazlewood, Carlton F ^a   Jurida, Gabor ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MYALGIA; POSTPOLIOMYELITIS SYNDROME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030784552     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90332-4     Document Type: Article

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