Comparing recruitment strategies in a study of acupuncture for chronic back pain

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Sherman, Karen J ^a   Hawkes, Rene J ^a   Ichikawa, Laura ^a   Cherkin, Daniel C ^a   Deyo, Richard A ^b   Avins, Andrew L ^c   Khalsa, Partap S ^d  

^a GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC BACK PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION;

EID: 72849131315     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-9-69     Document Type: Article

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