Acupressure for low back pain

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7543, 2006, Pages 680-681

  Frost, Helen ^a   Stewart Brown, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; DIET; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INFRARED RADIATION; LIFESTYLE; LOW BACK PAIN; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRACTION THERAPY; WORK; METHODOLOGY; NOTE;

ACUPRESSURE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN;

EID: 33645519856     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7543.680     Document Type: Editorial

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