The clinical effectiveness of TENS in pain management

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-149

  Johnson, M I ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Effectiveness; Pain; Systematic review; TENS

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LABOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033807571     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.v12.i2.40     Document Type: Review

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