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Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine ›› 2010, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (9): 801-803.doi: 10.3736/jcim20100901

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Towards better reporting of interventions in clinical trials of acupuncture

MacPherson Ha,b   

  1. 1. Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
    2. Foundation for Research into Traditional Chinese Medicine, York Y024, UK
  • Received:2010-07-22 Accepted:2010-08-07 Online:2010-09-20 Published:2010-09-15

Key words: Acupuncture, Clinical trials, Intervention studies, Trial reports, STRICTA, CONSORT

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