Does acupuncture improve symptoms in patients with osteoarthritis who are awaiting knee replacement surgery?: Commentary

Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 286-287

  Ling, Shari M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL RISK; WALKING;

EID: 44849106025     PISSN: 17458382     EISSN: 17458390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncprheum0795     Document Type: Short Survey

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