An audit of the effectiveness of acupuncture on musculoskeletal pain in primary health care

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 35-38

  Kam, Elisa ^a   Eslick, Guy ^b   Campbell, Ian ^a  

^a University of Sydney ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; General practitioner; Musculoskeletal pain; Primary care

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYALGIA; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NEEDLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036200236     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.20.1.35     Document Type: Article

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