An observational study on the costs and consequences of acupuncture for the management of chronic low back pain in Korean patients

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 148-153

  Kim, Song Yi ^a   Lee, Hyejung ^a   Lee, Hyangsook ^a   Park, Ji Yeun ^a   Park, Sang Kyun ^b   Park, Hi Joon ^a,c  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Sangji University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOUTH KOREA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SELF REPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926176584     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2014-010641     Document Type: Article

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