The autumn of acupuncture

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-33

  Pandolfi, Maurizio ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Alternative medicine; Placebo effect

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; IRRITABLE COLON; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 83555166148     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2011.07.017     Document Type: Short Survey

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