The evidence on acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis - Editorial summary on the implications for health policy

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  White, Adrian ^a   Kawakita, Kenji ^b  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MEIJI UNIVERSITY OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Cost effectiveness; Effectiveness; Knee osteoarthritis; Non steroidal anti inflammatory agents (NSAIDs); Public health service; Safety

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33847711367     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.24.suppl.71     Document Type: Conference Paper

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