Statistical reanalysis of a randomized trial of acupuncture for pain reveals positive effects as well as adverse treatment interactions on pain, attrition, and mortality

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 246-255

  Shiflett, Samuel C ^a   Schwartz, Gary E ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; adverse event; amitriptyline; attrition; HIV; mortality; neuropathic pain; statistics

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78649256900     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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