The effectiveness of pulsed electrical stimulation in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee: Results of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, repeated-measures trial

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1333-1342

  Fary, Robyn E ^a   Carroll, Graeme J ^b,c,d   Briffa, Tom G ^c   Briffa, N K ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED ELECTROSTIMULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955569627     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.30258     Document Type: Article

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