Comparison of the effectiveness of six and two acupuncture point regimens in osteoarthritis of the knee: A randomised trial

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-8

  Taechaarpornkul, Wirat ^a   Suvapan, Daranee ^a   Theppanom, Chaniya ^a   Chanthipwaree, Chantima ^a   Chirawatkul, Aroon ^b  

^a Sirindhom National Medical Rehabilitation Center   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELECOXIB; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PYRAZOLES; SULFONAMIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956261197     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2008.000067     Document Type: Article

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