Research article summary (published 24 Oct 2009):

What is acupuncture after all?

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Author information

Author/s: Costi, Jéssica Maria (JM); Li, Shih Min (SM); Moré, Ari Ojeda Ocampo (AO); Teixeira, João Eduardo Marten (JE);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comment; Letter

Journal: Archives of internal medicine (Arch Intern Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 169 (issue 19) : pp 1812; author reply 1813-4

Dates: Created 2009/10/27; Completed 2009/11/05;

PMID: 19858445, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/5/2009, IMS Date: )

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Comments and Corrections

CommentOn: Arch Intern Med. 2009 May 11;169(9):858-66. (PMID: 19433697)

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Acupuncture Points Acupuncture Therapy - methods Chronic Disease Humans

Humans Low Back Pain - therapy Pain Measurement Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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