Acupuncture for neuropathic pain in adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Wang, Ellen ^a   Saxena, Manoj ^b  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRACTED ARTICLE;

EID: 85031060764     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008988.pub2     Document Type: Article

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