A randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for osteoarthritis of the knee: Effects of patient-provider communication

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1229-1236

  Suarez Almazor, Maria E ^a   Looney, Carol ^a   Liu, Yanfang ^b   Cox, Vanessa ^a   Pietz, Kenneth ^c   Marcus, Donald M ^c   Street Jr , Richard L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLACEBO EFFECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLACEBO EFFECT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956408827     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20225     Document Type: Article

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