Methodological advances needed in analysis and interpretation of sham acupuncture validation studies

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 168-169

  Park, Jongbae J ^a   Bang, Heejung ^b  

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

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 80052471707     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2011-010057     Document Type: Note

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