The persistence of the effects of acupuncture after a course of treatment: A meta-analysis of patients with chronic pain

Pain

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 784-793

  Macpherson, H ^a   Vertosick, E A ^b   Foster, N E ^c   Lewith, G ^d   Linde, K ^e   Sherman, K J ^f   Witt, C M ^g,h,i   Vickers, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^h CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chronic pain; Meta analysis; Trajectory

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIGRAINE; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; META ANALYSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; PROCEDURES;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANIMALS; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMANS;

EID: 85021308784     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000747     Document Type: Article

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