Chronic spinal pain: A randomized clinical trial comparing medication, acupuncture, and spinal manipulation - Point of view

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1502-1503

  Gatchel, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHRONIC PAIN; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NECK PAIN; NERVE STIMULATION; NOTE; PAIN; PERCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0037962380     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200307150-00004     Document Type: Note

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