Should systematic reviews assess the risk of bias from sham-placebo acupuncture control procedures?

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 234-243

  Appleyard, Ian ^a   Lundeberg, Thomas ^b   Robinson, Nicola ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Sabbatsberg Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Guideline; Placebo; Review; Sham; Trial

Indexed keywords

MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; STRESS HORMONE;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; ALLODYNIA; BIOMEDICINE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHINESE MEDICINE; EFFECT SIZE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MASSAGE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MOXIBUSTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SHAM PROCEDURE; SHIATSU; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STOMACH MUSCLE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84899089460     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2014.03.004     Document Type: Review

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