Massage treatment for back pain

British Medical Journal

Volumn 326, Issue 7389, 2003, Pages 562-563

  Ernst, E ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORSET; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF CARE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0037444245     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7389.562     Document Type: Editorial

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