The effectiveness of acupuncture for osteoarthritis of the knee -- a systematic review...This word was first published as White A et a, Acupuncture treatment for chronic knee pair: a systematic review. Rheumatology 2007;dpo:10/1093/rheumatology. This revised and abbreviated version is reproduced with the permission of the publishers
Objective To determine the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment for pain and function of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Methods A systematic review of randomised controlled trials was performed, including a meta-analysis which combined the results of trials that used adequate acupunctur...
| Publicado en: | Acupuncture in Medicine Vol. 24; pp. 40 - 49 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Dec2006 Supplement
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