Are auricular maps reliable for chronic musculoskeletal pain disorders? A double-blind evaluation

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 72-79

  Andersson, Elisabeth ^a   Persson, Ann L ^b   Carlsson, Christer P O ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Rehabiliterings og Forskningscentret for Torturofre   (Denmark)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Auricular acupuncture; Auriculotherapy; Ear acupuncture; Regional musculoskeletal pain

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PAIN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 35349006854     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.25.3.72     Document Type: Article

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