Developing a research strategy for acupuncture

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 632-638

  Lewith, George T ^a,d   White, Peter J ^b   Kaptchuk, Ted J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Primary Medical Care   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Controlled trials; Imaging; Placebo

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; IMAGING; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MASSAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; STIMULATION; TENDINITIS; TENSION HEADACHE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 33748190200     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ajp.0000210908.42299.1a     Document Type: Review

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