Acupuncture research: Time to shift from theoretical to practical questions

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 837-839

  MacPherson, Hugh ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Foundation for Traditional Chinese Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MIGRAINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH; THEORETICAL STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751081007     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.837     Document Type: Editorial

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