Blinding effect of non-penetrating sham needle in the randomized controlled trials of acupuncture: A systematic review

Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-11

  Gong, Xing lan ^a   Pan, Zong hai ^a   Shen, Yan ^b   Wang, Shu ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b FIRST TEACHING HOSPITAL OF TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture Therapy; Meta analysis; Placebo Effect; R245.3; Review, Systematic; Sham Needle

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893216239     PISSN: 16723597     EISSN: 19930399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11726-014-0738-1     Document Type: Review

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