NICE guideline on osteoarthritis: Is it fair to acupuncture? No

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 70-72

  White, Adrian ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 70350051566     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2009.000810     Document Type: Review

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