Resolving paradoxes in acupuncture research: A roundtable discussion

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1039-1044

  Wayne, Peter M ^a   Hammerschlag, Richard ^b   Langevin, Helene M ^c   Napadow, Vitaly ^d   Park, Jongbae J ^e   Schnyer, Rosa N ^f  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b OREGON COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAMMARY ARTERY; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENCE; SHAM PROCEDURE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INTENTION; PLACEBOS; RESEARCH DESIGN; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY;

EID: 70349332772     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0466     Document Type: Note

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