Bipolar permanent magnets for the treatment of chronic low back pain: A pilot study

JAMA

Volumn 283, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1322-1325

  Collacott, Edward A ^b   Zimmerman, John T ^a   White, Donald W ^b   Rindone, Joseph P ^b  

^a Bio Electro Magnetics Institute   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MYALGIA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034008274     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.283.10.1322     Document Type: Article

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