Effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders of muscular origin: A systematic review of the last decade

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-112

  La Touche, Roy ^a   Angulo Díaz Parreño, Santiago ^a   De La Hoz, José Luis ^a   Fernández Carnero, Josué ^b   Ge, Hong You ^c   Linares, María Teresa ^a   Mesa, Juan ^a   Sánchez Gutiérrez, Jesús ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MUSCLE DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS;

EID: 76449120831     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0484     Document Type: Article

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