Redefining the randomized controlled trial in the context of acupuncture research

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-96

  Walji, Rishma ^a   Boon, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Randomized controlled trial; STRICTA guidelines

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONTROL GROUPS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PLACEBOS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645960392     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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