The status and future of acupuncture clinical research

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 871-881

  Park, Jongbae ^a   Linde, Klaus ^b   Manheimer, Eric ^c   Molsberger, Albrecht ^d   Sherman, Karen ^e   Smith, Caroline ^f   Sung, Joseph ^g   Vickers, Andrew ^h   Schnyer, Rosa ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Acupuncture Research Group   (Germany)

^e CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^h MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; BREECH EXTRACTION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINAL DYSMOTILITY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIGRAINE; NEOPLASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENSION HEADACHE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

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

EID: 52449120742     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.SAR-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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