Do outcomes of acupuncture for back pain differ according to varying sociocultural contexts? the view from china

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 435-444

  Volinn, Ernest ^a   Yang, Bangxiang ^b   He, Jing ^b   Sheng, Xiaoming ^a   Ying, Jian ^a   Zuo, Yunxia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACKACHE; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN CLINIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; BACK PAIN; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN CLINICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL VALUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877340522     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0786     Document Type: Article

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