Acupuncture for rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review

Rheumatology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1747-1753

  Lee, M S ^a,b   Shin, B C ^c   Ernst, E ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncuture; Moxibustion; Pain; Rheumatoid arthritis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; INDOMETACIN; METHOTREXATE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT SWELLING; MOXIBUSTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; MALE; MOXIBUSTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56649116096     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ken330     Document Type: Review

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