Acupuncture in clinical neurology

Neurologist

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 137-148

  Rabinstein, Alejandro A ^a   Shulman, Lisa M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture therapy; Complementary therapy; Pain; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LIDOCAINE; METOPROLOL; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE; NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; STEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; STROKE; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PAIN;

EID: 0038012653     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00127893-200305000-00002     Document Type: Review

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