Factors contributing to therapeutic effects evaluated in acupuncture clinical trials

Trials

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Shi, Guang Xia ^a   Yang, Xiao Min ^a   Liu, Cun Zhi ^a   Wang, Lin Peng ^a  

^a BEIJING HOSPITAL OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE AFFILIATED TO CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Clinical trial; Factors; Therapeutic effects

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSATION; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); THERAPY EFFECT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDLE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEEDLES; PLACEBOS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859912626     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-42     Document Type: Review

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