Teasing apart quality and validity in systematic reviews: An example from acupuncture trials in chronic neck and back pain

Pain

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 119-132

  Smith, Lesley A ^a   Oldman, Anna D ^a   McQuay, Henry J ^a   Moore, R Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Back pain; Neck pain; Systematic review; Trial validity

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ACUTE DISEASE; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034192796     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(00)00234-7     Document Type: Article

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