External validity in randomised controlled trials of acupuncture for osteoarthritis knee pain

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 187-194

  Purepong, Nithima ^a   Jitvimonrat, Anusorn ^a   Sitthipornvorakul, Ekalak ^a   Eksakulkla, Sukanya ^a   Janwantanakul, Prawit ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866743039     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2012-010140     Document Type: Article

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