Acupuncture for neck disorders

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Trinh, Kien ^a   Graham, Nadine ^b   Irnich, Dominik ^c   Cameron, Ian D ^d   Forget, Mario ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e Government of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; PAIN INTENSITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SHAM PROCEDURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMANS; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 84965060437     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004870.pub4     Document Type: Review

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