Acupuncture and pain: A review of the literature

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 361-370

  Eshkevari, Ladan ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Alternative medicine; Chronic pain; Complementary medicine; Pain management

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTHRALGIA; BACKACHE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MYALGIA; NECK PAIN; NEUROMODULATION; PAIN; REVIEW; TOOTH PAIN; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN CLINICS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142094739     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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