The safety of acupuncture: Acupuncture is safe in the hands of competent practitioners

BMJ

Volumn 323, Issue 7311, 2001, Pages 467-468

  Vincent, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NOTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; EDITORIAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0035459596     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7311.467     Document Type: Editorial

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