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Electroacupuncture as a complement to usual care for patients with non-acute pain after back surgery: a study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

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  • Man-Suk Hwang Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Yangsan, South KoreaDepartment of Korean Medical Science, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Kwang-Ho Heo Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Hyun-Woo Cho Department of Korean Medical Science, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Byung-Cheul Shin Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Yangsan, South KoreaDivision of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Hyeon-Yeop Lee Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Yangsan, South KoreaDepartment of Korean Medical Science, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • In Heo Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Yangsan, South KoreaDepartment of Korean Medical Science, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Nam-Kwen Kim Department of Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology and Dermatology, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Byung-Kwan Choi Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, South Korea PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Dong-Wuk Son Department of Neurosurgery, Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Eui-Hyoung Hwang Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital, Yangsan, South KoreaDivision of Clinical Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, South Korea PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Eui-Hyoung Hwang; taichi20{at}paran.com
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Hwang M, Heo K, Cho H, et al
Electroacupuncture as a complement to usual care for patients with non-acute pain after back surgery: a study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial
BMJ Open 2015;5:e007031. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007031

Publication history

  • Received October 27, 2014
  • Revised December 29, 2014
  • Accepted January 12, 2015
  • First published February 4, 2015.
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October 25, 2017
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