Is acupuncture effective in the treatment of fibromyalgia?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-218

  Berman, Brian M ^a   Ezzo, Jeanette ^a   Hadhazy, Victoria ^a   Swyers, James P ^a  

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

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Fibromyalgia; Pain; Systematic review; Trigger points

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MORNING STIFFNESS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033366522     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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