Selected CAM Therapies for Arthritis-Related Pain: The Evidence from Systematic Reviews

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-18

  Soeken, Karen L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Complimentary and alternative medicine; Herbal therapy; Homeopathy

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN; CHONDROITIN; GLUCOSAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PHYTODOLOR; PIASCLEDINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; NATUROPATHY; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0346965921     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200401000-00004     Document Type: Review

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