Effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment of chronic daily headache: A sham-controlled clinical trial

Acta Medica Mediterranea

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 167-172

  Sozen, Ayse ^a   Yilmaz, Mustafa ^a   Koyuncuoglu, H Rifat ^b   Yurekli, Vedatali ^b   Uzar, Ertugrul ^b   Kutluhan, Suleyman ^b  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic daily headache; Real acupuncture; Sham acupuncture

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BLEEDING; CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG USE; FAINTNESS; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84880054872     PISSN: 03936384     EISSN: 22839720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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