The effect of mud therapy on pain relief in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1418-1425

  Liu, Hua ^a   Zeng, Chao ^a   Gao, Shu guang ^a   Yang, Tuo ^a   Luo, Wei ^a   Li, Yu sheng ^a   Xiong, Yi lin ^a   Sun, Jin peng ^a   Lei, Guang hua ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

knee; meta analysis; mud therapy; osteoarthritis; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; META ANALYSIS; MUD THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

KNEE; META-ANALYSIS; MUD THERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN;

AGED; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUD THERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84887289236     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300060513488509     Document Type: Article

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