The nonpenetrating telescopic sham needle may blind patients with different characteristics and experiences when treated by several therapists

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Enblom, Anna ^a,b,c   Johnsson, Anna ^d   Hammar, Mats ^a   Steineck, Gunnar ^c,e   Börjeson, Sussanne ^a,f  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052780515     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/185034     Document Type: Article

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