Efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for acute and chronic pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 381 studies (the meta-TENS study)

Johnson et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d91df5ea2783c07da3c2be — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051073

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