Commentary on the Cochrane review of acupuncture and assisted conception

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 120-123

  Stener Victorin, Elisabet ^a,b   Manheimer, Eric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b HEILONGJIANG UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; CONCEPTION; DATA BASE; EMBASE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LIVE BIRTH; MEDLINE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; NOTE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

EID: 79952665452     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2010.12.016     Document Type: Article

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