The effects of acupressure in older adults with chronic knee pain: Depression, pain, activities of daily living and mobility

Journal of Pain Management

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 339-410

  Tse, Mimi ^a,b   Au, Joyce ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Occupational Safety and Health Council in Hong Kong   (China)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Chronic pain; Intervention; Non pharmacological; Older persons

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 79953227048     PISSN: 19395914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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