A background to acupuncture and its use in chronic painful musculoskeletal conditions

Journal of The Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 219-227

  White, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Efficacy; History; RCT; Review

Indexed keywords

OPIATE; SEROTONIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BIOENERGY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; NOCICEPTION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; SCIENCE; TENNIS ELBOW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747616432     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1466424006068238     Document Type: Article

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