Can we do better, in addition to the pharmacological treatment, on pain: Collateral meridian therapy

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 59-60

  Wong, Chih Shung ^a   Kuo, Chang Po ^a   Ko, Shan Chi ^b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Painless Ginza Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CLONIDINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CANCER PAIN; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; TAIWAN;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MERIDIANS; NEOPLASMS; PAIN, INTRACTABLE;

EID: 33745601657     PISSN: 02541319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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