The diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic low-back pain by Traditional Chinese Medical acupuncturists

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 641-650

  Sherman, Karen J ^a   Cherkin, Daniel C ^a   Hogeboom, Charissa J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0035682840     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/10755530152755199     Document Type: Article

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