Acupuncture for pain

American Family Physician

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Kelly, Robert B ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FAIRVIEW HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METOPROLOL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIGRAINE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHOULDER PAIN; TENSION HEADACHE;

EID: 69549095595     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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