Effectiveness of acupuncture and related techniques in treating non-oncological pain in primary healthcare - An audit

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 41-46

  Vas, Jorge ^a,b   Aguilar, Inmaculada ^a   Perea Milla, Emilio ^c   Méndez, Camila ^b  

^a Pain Treatment Unit   (Spain)

^b Research Cooperative Network   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL COSTA DEL SOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Adverse events; General practice; Medical audit; Pain; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHILD; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER PAIN; SLEEP DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447300691     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.25.1-2.41     Document Type: Article

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