A response to O'Connell et al. letter "a failure of the review process? Comment on Ahsin et al. Clinical and endocrinological changes after electro-acupuncture treatment in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Pain 2009;147: 60-6".
Brown
Christopher
C
University of Manchester, Human Pain Research Group, Clinical Sciences Building, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Eccles, Salford M6 8HD, UK.
Jones
Anthony
A
D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D015671:Electroacupuncture / Q000379:methods*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy*; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000097:blood*
D001615:beta-Endorphin; D006854:Hydrocortisone