Efficacy of acupuncture for the treatment of fibromyalgia: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

Open Rheumatology Journal

Volumn 3, Issue , 2009, Pages 25-29

  Martin Sanchez, Eva ^a   Torralba, Eva ^a   Díaz Domínguez, Elena ^a   Barriga, Andrés ^b   Martin, Jose Luis R ^a,b  

^a Castile La Mancha Health Research Foundation FISCAM   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE PARAPLÉJICOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Fibromyalgia; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CRYOTHERAPY; DATA BASE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 77951973361     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18743129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874312900903010025     Document Type: Review

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