Acupuncture for migraine prophylaxis: A randomized controlled trial

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 184, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 401-410

  Li, Ying ^a   Zheng, Hui ^a   Witt, Claudia M ^b,c   Roll, Stephanie ^b   Yu, Shu Guang ^a   Yan, Jie ^d   Sun, Guo Jie ^e   Zhao, Ling ^a   Huang, Wen Jing ^a,b   Chang, Xiao Rong ^d   Zhang, Hong Xing ^e   Wang, De Jun ^f   Lan, Lei ^d   Zou, Ran ^e   Liang, Fan Rong ^a  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HUNAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^e HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECCHYMOSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LEG DISEASE; LIMB WEAKNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SUBCUTANEOUS HEMATOMA; SUBCUTANEOUS HEMORRHAGE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84863229892     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110551     Document Type: Article

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