Treatment efficacy of acupuncture: A review of the research literature

Integrative Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 107-115

  Leake, Robin ^b   Broderick, Joan E ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Treatment efficacy

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ASTHMA; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHINA; DYSMENORRHEA; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NAUSEA; PAIN; REVIEW; STROKE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0032296779     PISSN: 10962190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-2190(98)00033-X     Document Type: Review

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