Randomized controlled trial of a special acupuncture technique for pain after thoracotomy

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1464-1469

  Deng, Gary ^a   Rusch, Valerie ^a   Vickers, Andrew ^a   Malhotra, Vivek ^a   Ginex, Pamela ^a   Downey, Robert ^a   Bains, Manjit ^a   Park, Bernard ^a   Rizk, Nabil ^a   Flores, Raja ^a   Yeung, Simon ^a   Cassiletha, Barrie ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THORACOTOMY;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 57949104574     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.053     Document Type: Article

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