A randomized clinical trial of acupuncture compared with sham acupuncture in fibromyalgia

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Assefi, Nassim P ^a   Sherman, Karen J ^a   Jacobsen, Clemma ^a   Goldberg, Jack ^a   Smith, Wayne R ^a   Buchwald, Dedra ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Box 359780 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 21544475504     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-143-1-200507050-00005     Document Type: Article

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