Acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Linde, Klaus ^a   Allais, Gianni ^b   Brinkhaus, Benno ^c   Manheimer, Eric ^d   Vickers, Andrew ^e   White, Adrian R ^f  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*Acupuncture therapy; Humans; Migraine disorders *prevention control ; Randomized controlled trials as topic

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLUNARIZINE; METOPROLOL; NALOXONE; PLACEBO; VALPROIC ACID;

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MASSAGE; META ANALYSIS; MIGRAINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHAM PROCEDURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENSION HEADACHE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 67249117276     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001218.pub2     Document Type: Review

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