Commentary on the use of acupuncture in chronic pediatric pain

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-71

  Waterhouse, Michael ^a   Tsao, Jennie C I ^a   Zeltzer, Lonnie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDORPHIN; OPIATE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; TRIGGER POINT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PEDIATRICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64349098447     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e318196b092     Document Type: Note

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