Standardization of nomenclature in acupuncture research (SoNAR)

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 267-270

  White, Peter ^a   Golianu, Brenda ^b   Zaslawski, Chris ^c   Seung Hoon, Choi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Nomenclature; RCT; Reporting; Standardization

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOMENCLATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 52449108666     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel095     Document Type: Conference Paper

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