Teasing apart the quality and validity in systematic reviews of acupuncture

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 104-107

  Cummings, M ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034467507     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.18.2.104     Document Type: Review

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