Needle acupuncture for osteoarthritis of the knee. A systematic review and updated meta-analysis

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 526-532

  Cao, Le ^a   Zhang, Xian Long ^a   Gao, You Shui ^a   Jiang, Yao ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA EXTRACTION; EMBASE; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NEEDLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHAM PROCEDURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; AGED; CHINA; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861213200     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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