Systematic review of systematic reviews of acupuncture published 1996-2005

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 381-386

  Derry, C J ^a   Derry, S ^a   McQuay, H J ^a   Moore, R Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Bias; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748072438     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.6-4-381     Document Type: Review

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