Review: Acupuncture analgesia in clinical trials

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-18

  Lin, Jaung Geng ^a   Chen, Wei Liang ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Analgesia; Placebo; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; FLUNARIZINE; METOPROLOL; PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; CANCER PAIN; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLACEBO EFFECT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW; SHOULDER PAIN; TENSION HEADACHE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 65449136320     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X09006679     Document Type: Review

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