Electromagnetic fields for treating osteoarthritis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Li, Shasha ^a   Yu, Bo ^b   Zhou, Dong ^a   He, Chengqi ^a   Zhuo, Qi ^c   Hulme, Jennifer M ^d  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^c CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EVENT; ANALGESIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; HUMAN; JOINT RADIOGRAPHY; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

EID: 84903999387     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003523.pub2     Document Type: Review

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