Role of acupuncture in the management of diabetic painful neuropathy (DPN): A pilot RCT

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 242-249

  Garrow, Adam P ^a,b   Xing, Mei ^a,c   Vere, Joanne ^a   Verrall, Barbara ^a   Wang, LiFen ^a,d   Jude, Edward B ^a,b  

^a TAMESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PILOT PROJECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902279109     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2013-010495     Document Type: Article

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