Acupuncture for soft tissue shoulder disorders: A series of 201 cases

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 18-22

  Guerra, Juan ^a   Bassas, Elena ^b   Andres, Maria ^a   Verdugo, Francisco ^a   Gonzalez, Maria ^c  

^a Centro de Salud Torreblanca   (Spain)

^b Hospital Comarcal de Riotinto   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Periarthritis; Shoulder joints; Shoulder pain; Soft tissue disorders

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER PAIN; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041519347     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.21.1-2.18     Document Type: Article

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