The effect of acupuncture on patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over study

Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 864-869

  David, J ^a   Townsend, S ^a   Sathanathan, R ^a   Kriss, S ^a   Dore C J ^b  

^a Battle Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Rheumatoid arthritis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032703672     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.9.864     Document Type: Article

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