Acupuncture: Who is missing the point?

Pain

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 203-204

  Ernst, E ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SHOULDER PAIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; PAIN; PLACEBO EFFECT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442568491     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2004.01.028     Document Type: Editorial

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