Acupoint stimulation for fibromyalgia: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Cao, Huijuan ^a   Li, Xun ^a   Han, Mei ^a   Liu, Jianping ^a,b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

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EID: 84893757008     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/362831     Document Type: Review

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