Complementary medicine treatments for fibromyalgia syndrome

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 487-492

  Berman, Brian M ^b   Swyers, James P ^a  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Biofeedback; Chiropractic; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Complementary alternative medicine; Fibromyalgia; Hypnotherapy hypnosis; Manipulation; Massage

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0033369390     PISSN: 15216942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/berh.1999.0039     Document Type: Article

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