Why we should change the course of acupuncture research

Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn , Issue 87, 2008, Pages 54-59

  Balk, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Infertility; Methodology; Placebo

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIVE BIRTH; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PALPATION; PLACEBO EFFECT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGNOSIS; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 45949085173     PISSN: 01438042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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