Analysis and Thoughts about the Negative Results of International Clinical Trials on Acupuncture

An increasing number of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture have proved the clinical benefits of acupuncture; however, there are some results that have shown negative results or placebo effects. The paper carried out an in-depth analysis on 33 RCTs in the 2011 SCI database, the qualit...

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Main Authors: Liu, Wei-hong, Hao, Yang, Han, Yan-jing, Wang, Xiao-hong, Li, Chen, Liu, Wan-ning
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4487698/