Effect of acupuncture administered in a group setting on pain and subjective peripheral neuropathy in persons with human immunodeficiency virus disease

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 449-455

  Phillips, Kenneth D ^a   Skelton, William D ^a,b   Hand, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Acupuncture Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIVIDUALIZATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042856517     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/1075553041323678     Document Type: Article

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