Assessment of the quality of reporting in randomised controlled trials of acupuncture in the Korean literature using the CONSORT statement and STRICTA guidelines

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Kim, Kun Hyung ^a   Kang, Jung Won ^b   Lee, Myeong Soo ^c   Lee, Jae Dong ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; KOREA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOXIBUSTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; SOUTH KOREA; STANDARDS;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RESEARCH REPORT;

EID: 84905056565     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005068     Document Type: Article

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