Efficacy of acupuncture for chronic low back pain: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Cherkin, Daniel C ^a   Sherman, Karen J ^a   Hogeboom, Charissa J ^a   Erro, Janet H ^a   Barlow, William E ^a,b   Deyo, Richard A ^c   Avins, Andrew L ^d  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47149088804     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-9-10     Document Type: Article

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