Acupuncture and dental pain

British Dental Journal

Volumn 186, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 158-

  Smith, L ^a   Oldman, A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NOTE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; TOOTH; TOOTH PAIN;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SAMPLE SIZE; TOOTH; TOOTHACHE;

EID: 0033608324     PISSN: 00070610     EISSN: 17417503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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