A different type of procedure for a different type of pain

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3725-3727

  Hsu, Michael C ^a   Clauw, Daniel J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; DIRECT CURRENT; EDITORIAL; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LOW BACK PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 33845635652     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.22260     Document Type: Editorial

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