Hegu acupuncture for chronic low-back pain: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 130-136

  Yun, Mingdong ^a   Shao, Yongcong ^b   Zhang, Yan ^a   He, Sheng ^a   Xiong, Na ^c   Zhang, Jun ^a   Guo, Mingyang ^a   Liu, Defang ^a   Luo, Yong ^a   Guo, Lingling ^a   Yan, Jiao ^a  

^a CHENGDU MILITARY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^c Hospital of Chengdu Military Joint Logistics Department   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEGU ACUPUNCTURE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROLAND MORRIS DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARD OF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863128571     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0779     Document Type: Article

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