Postoperative benefits with electroacupuncture

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 64-

  Hayhoe, Simon ^a  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NOTE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77956023734     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2010.002543     Document Type: Note

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