Evaluating acupuncture and standard care for pregnant women with back pain: the EASE Back pilot randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN49955124).

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Published in Pilot Feasibility Stud on December 12, 2016

Authors

Annette Bishop1, Reuben Ogollah1, Bernadette Bartlam1, Panos Barlas2, Melanie A Holden1, Khaled M Ismail3, Sue Jowett4, Martyn Lewis1, Alison Lloyd5, Christine Kettle6, Jesse Kigozi4, Nadine E Foster1, EASE Back study team

Author Affiliations

1: Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG UK.
2: Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG UK ; School of Health and Rehabilitation, Keele University, Keele, UK.
3: Birmingham Centre for Women's and Children's Health, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK ; Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
4: Research Institute for Primary Care & Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG UK ; School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK ; Health Economics Unit, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
5: Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
6: Faculty of Health Sciences, Staffordshire University, Stafford, UK.

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