Do the neural correlates of acupuncture and placebo effects differ?

Pain

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 8-12

  Dhond, Rupali P ^a,b   Kettner, Norman ^b   Napadow, Vitaly ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LOGAN COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALLOPATHY; ANALGESIA; BRAIN REGION; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC PAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INSULA; NEEDLE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BRAIN; CLINICAL TRIALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; PLACEBO EFFECT; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846845079     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.01.001     Document Type: Review

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