The effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of Gulf War Illness

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 557-562

  Conboy, Lisa ^a   St John, Meredith ^a   Schnyer, Rosa ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex Medical Illness; Complexity; Individualized treatment protocols; Integrative medicine

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE MARKER; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GULF WAR ILLNESS; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; MOOD DISORDER; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELIABILITY; SHORT FORM 36; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDITY; VETERAN;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; FATIGUE; GULF WAR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SLEEP DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858795805     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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