Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: A novel analgesic therapy for diabetic neuropathic pain

Diabetes Care

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 365-370

  Hamza, Mohamed A ^a   White, Paul F ^a   Craig, William F ^a   Ghoname, El Sayed A ^a   Ahmed, Hesham E ^a   Proctor, Timothy J ^a   Noe, Carl E ^a   Vakharia, Akshay S ^a   Gajraj, Noor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034006763     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.23.3.365     Document Type: Article

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