Are Minimal, Superficial Or Sham Acupuncture Procedures Acceptable as Inert Placebo Controls?

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Acupuncture in Medicine

• Publication date

  2006-03-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1136/aim.24.1.13PMID 16618044
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