Moffet on the similarity of response to "active" and "sham" acupuncture

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 209-210

  Cassidy, Claire M ^a  

^a Windpath Healing Works LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; BIOMEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; EDITORIAL; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDITY;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEEDLES; PLACEBOS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 62649167919     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0070     Document Type: Editorial

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