Acupuncture in patients with allergic rhinitis: A pragmatic randomized trial

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 535-543

  Brinkhaus, Benno ^a   Witt, Claudia M ^a   Jena, Susanne ^a   Liecker, Bodo ^b   Wegscheider, Karl ^c   Willich, Stefan N ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Techniker Krankenkasse   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTISONE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55849142207     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60294-3     Document Type: Article

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