The complexity of complementary medicine: Chiropractic for back pain

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 445-446

  Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STROKE;

BACK PAIN; CHIROPRACTIC; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30344474288     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-004-1034-0     Document Type: Editorial

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