Exploring integrative medicine for back and neck pain - A pragmatic randomised clinical pilot trial

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 33-

  Sundberg, Tobias ^a,e   Petzold, Max ^b   Wändell, Per ^a   Rydén, Anna ^c   Falkenberg, Torkel ^a,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Vidar Clinic Foundation   (Sweden)

^e Scandinavian College of Chiropractic   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHIATSU;

EID: 70350097415     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-9-33     Document Type: Article

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