Acupuncture for chronic neck pain - A cohort study in an NHS pain clinic

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 146-151

  Blossfeldt, Patrick ^a  

^a JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chronic neck pain; Cohort study; Pain clinic

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NECK PAIN; NEEDLE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN CLINIC; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RATING SCALE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 10944259875     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.22.3.146     Document Type: Article

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