Auricular acupuncture for postoperative pain control: A systematic review of randomised clinical trials

Anaesthesia

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1343-1348

  Usichenko, T I ^a   Lehmann, Ch ^b   Ernst, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; OPIATE;

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; HUMAN; JADAD SCALE; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50949131639     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05632.x     Document Type: Review

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