Randomized trial comparing Traditional Chinese medical acupuncture, therapeutic massage, and self-care education for chronic low back pain

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 161, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1081-1088

  Cherkin, Daniel C ^a   Eisenberg, David ^b   Sherman, Karen J ^c   Barlow, William ^a   Kaptchuk, Ted J ^b   Street, Janet ^a   Deyo, Richard A ^d  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SELF CARE;

EID: 0034927741     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.161.8.1081     Document Type: Article

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