Moxibustion for rheumatic conditions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 937-945

  Choi, Tae Young ^a   Kim, Tae Hun ^a   Kang, Jung Won ^b   Lee, Myeong Soo ^a,c   Ernst, Edzard ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Moxibustion; Rheumatology; Systematic review; TCM

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMITRIPTYLINE; BENZBROMARONE; DICLOFENAC; ERIGERON BREVISCAPUS EXTRACT; LEFLUNOMIDE; LOXOPROFEN; MELOXICAM; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FIBROMYALGIA; GOUT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; META ANALYSIS; MOXIBUSTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

HUMANS; MOXIBUSTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959574492     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: 14349949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-011-1706-5     Document Type: Article

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