Acupuncture for obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 183-196

  Cho, S H ^a   Lee, J S ^b   Thabane, L ^c,d   Lee, J ^b,d  

^a Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Meta analysis; Systematic review; Weight management

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA BASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JADAD SCALE; JAPANESE; LANGUAGE; LIFESTYLE; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SHAM PROCEDURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OBESITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 60249100325     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.269     Document Type: Review

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