Acupuncture in chronic epicondylitis: A randomized controlled trial

Rheumatology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 205-209

  Fink, M ^a   Wolkenstein, E ^b   Karst, M ^a   Gehrke, A ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG BOLTZMANN INSTITUTE FOR LUNG VASCULAR RESEARCH   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Epicondylitis; Placebo; Randomized controlled trial; Tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SHOULDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 0036108630     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.205     Document Type: Article

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