The methodology flaws in Hinman's acupuncture clinical trial, Part I: Design and results interpretation

Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 65-68

  Fan, Arthur Yin ^a  

^a McLean Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine PLC   (United States)

Author keywords

acupuncture; arthralgia; chronic knee pain; clinical trial; flaws; Hinman; statistics; Zelen design

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; LASER ACUPUNCTURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHAM LASER ACUPUNCTURE; STUDY DESIGN; TREATMENT DURATION; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; FEMALE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE;

EID: 85050578618     PISSN: 20954964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2095-4964(15)60170-4     Document Type: Note

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