Summary of the randomized controlled trials from the German model projects on acupuncture for chronic pain

Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn , Issue 83, 2007, Pages 5-10

  Streng, Andrea ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture model trial; Chronic low back pain; Migraine; Modellvorhaben akupunktur; Osteoarthritis of the knee; Randomised controlled trials; Tension type headache

Indexed keywords

METOPROLOL; PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSMENORRHEA; GERMANY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEADACHE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33847708329     PISSN: 01438042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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