Developments in acupuncture research: Big-picture perspectives from the leading edge

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 883-887

  MacPherson, Hugh ^a   Nahin, Richard ^b   Paterson, Charlotte ^c   Cassidy, Claire M ^d   Lewith, George T ^e   Hammerschlag, Richard ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^d Windpath Healing Works LLC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^f OREGON COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADDICTION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NAUSEA; OSTEOARTHRITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOOTH PAIN; VOMITING;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52449116290     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.SAR-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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