Acupuncture for symptoms of Gaucher disease

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 131-134

  Samuels, Noah ^a   Elstein, Deborah ^a   Lebel, Ehud ^a   Zimran, Ari ^a   Oberbaum, Menachem ^a  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Fatigue; Gaucher disease; Pain; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHRONIC ILLNESS THERAPY FATIGUE MEASURE; GAUCHER DISEASE; HEADACHE; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL COMPOSITE SCORE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL COMPOSITE SCORE; PHYSICAL WELL BEING SUBSCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 12;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GAUCHER DISEASE; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859721049     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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