Randomised controlled study in the primary healthcare sector to investigate the effectiveness and safety of auriculotherapy for the treatment of uncomplicated chronic rachialgia: A study protocol

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Vas, Jorge ^a   Aguilar, Inmaculada ^a   Ángeles, M Ángeles ^a   Méndez, Camila ^b   Perea Milla, Emilio ^c   Modesto, Manuela ^c   Caro, Paloma ^d   Martos, Francisco ^e   García Ruiz, Antonio J ^e  

^a Primary Healthcare Centre   (Spain)

^b Andalusian Health Service   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL COSTA DEL SOL   (Spain)

^d Pain Treatment Unit Doña Mercedes Primary Health Care Centre   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PLANT SEED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNCOMPLICATED CHRONIC SPINAL PAIN; VACCARIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WANG BU LIU XING; BACKACHE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SPINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; ADULT; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPINAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48249139450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-8-36     Document Type: Article

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