How to design the control group in randomized controlled trials of acupuncture?

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Lin, Jaung Geng ^a   Chen, Chao Hsun ^a,b   Huang, Yu Che ^a   Chen, Yi Hung ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chang Hua Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; CONTROL GROUP; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84864944751     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/875284     Document Type: Review

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