The Evaluation of Curative Effect of Acupuncture: A Review of Systematic and Meta-Analysis Studies

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 202-214

  Salehi, Alireza ^a   Marzban, Maryam ^a   Imanieh, Mohammad Hadi ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

acupuncture; traditional medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84971445011     PISSN: 21565872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156587215598422     Document Type: Article

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