Can acupuncture have specific effects on health? A systematic review of acupuncture antiemesis trials

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 303-311

  Vickers, Andrew J ^a  

^a Research Council for Complementary Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Clinical trials; Nausea; Systematic review; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANESTHESIA; ANTIEMETIC ACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; VOMITING;

EID: 0029891689     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689608900602     Document Type: Review

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