The Acceptability of Acupuncture for Low Back Pain: A Qualitative Study of Patient's Experiences Nested within a Randomised Controlled Trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Hopton, Ann ^a   Thomas, Kate ^b   MacPherson, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; APPLICATION SITE DISCOMFORT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONVALESCENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SELF CONCEPT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874289487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056806     Document Type: Article

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