A systematic review of cost-effectiveness analyses alongside randomised controlled trials of acupuncture

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 273-285

  Kim, Song Yi ^a   Lee, Hyangsook ^a   Chae, Younbyoung ^a   Park, Hi Joon ^a,b   Lee, Hyejung ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84873711738     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2012-010178     Document Type: Review

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