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Effectiveness of Acupuncture as Adjunctive Therapy in Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Brian Berman, Lixing Lao, Patricia Langenberg, Wen Lin Lee, Adele M. Kaplan Gilpin, Marc C. Hochberg

Annals of Internal Medicine · 2004 · 80 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

Acupuncture as adjunctive therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee seems to improve function and relieve pain when compared with control groups receiving either credible sham acupuncture or patient e...

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The MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36). I. Conceptual framework and item selection.

John E. Ware, Cathy D. Sherbourne · PubMed · 1992 · 34K citations

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Validation study of WOMAC: a health status instrument for measuring clinically important patient relevant outcomes to antirheumatic drug therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.

Nicholas Bellamy, W. Watson Buchanan, Charles H. Goldsmith et al. · PubMed · 1988 · 7.8K citations

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Estimates of the prevalence of arthritis and selected musculoskeletal disorders in the United States

Reva C. Lawrence, Charles G. Helmick, Frank C. Arnett et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism · 1998 · 2.7K citations

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EULAR evidence based recommendations for the management of hand osteoarthritis: Report of a Task Force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT)

Weiya Zhang, Michael Doherty, Burkhard F. Leeb et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases · 2006 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Osteoarthritis: New Insights

David T. Felson, Timothy E. McAlindon · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2002 · 1.1K citations

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