Patient-Based Outcome Assessment Instruments in Acupuncture Research
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Patient-based outcome assessment instruments in acupuncture research.
BACKGROUND Outcome assessment can support the therapeutic process by providing a way to track symptoms and functionality over time, providing insights to clinicians and patients, as well as offering a common language to discuss patient behavior/functioning. OBJECTIVES In this article, we examine the patient-based outcome assessment (PBOA) instruments that have been used to determine outcomes ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1075-5535,1557-7708
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0316