Self-help advice as a process integral to traditional acupuncture care: Implications for trial design

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-106

  MacPherson, Hugh ^a,b   Thomas, Kate ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Foundation for Traditional Chinese Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Low back pain; Qualitative study; Self help advice; Trial design

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DIET; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF HELP; STRETCHING;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE;

EID: 44349184248     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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