Application of Delphi technique in identification of appropriate screening questions for chronic low back pain from traditional Chinese medicine experts' opinions

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-52

  Guangyi, Xiong ^a   Chongsuvivatwong, Virasakdi ^b   Geater, Alan ^b   Ming, Li ^a   Yun, Zhang ^a  

^a YUNNAN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DELPHI STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; MASSAGE; MEDICAL EXPERT; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCREENING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; TONGUE;

EID: 58849113956     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0230     Document Type: Article

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