Non-specific effects of traditional chinese acupuncture in osteoarthritis of the hip

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 82-89

  Fink, M G ^a   Kunsebeck, H ^a   Wipperman, B ^a   Gehrke, A ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Acupuncture research; Clinical trial; Hip; Musculoskeletal diseases; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXITIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DERMATOME; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NEEDLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0034961005     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ctim.2001.0442     Document Type: Article

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