Alternative approaches to the medical management of angina pectoris: Acupuncture, electrical nerve stimulation, and spinal cord stimulation

Heart Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 236-241

  Bueno, E A ^a   Mamtani, R ^a   Frishman, W H ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Alternative medicine; Argina pectoris; Complementary medicine; Electrical nerve stimultation; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0035199456     PISSN: 1521737X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132580-200107000-00006     Document Type: Review

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