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Are acupoints specific for diseases? A systematic review of the randomized controlled trials with sham acupuncture controls

Hongwei Zhang1, Zhaoxiang Bian2 and Zhixiu Lin1*

Author Affiliations

1 School of Chinese Medicine, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China

2 School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, China

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Chinese Medicine 2010, 5:1 doi:10.1186/1749-8546-5-1

Published: 12 January 2010

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Treatment characteristics of randomized controlled trials with sham acupuncture control. This table summarizes the treatment characteristics of the randomized controlled trials with sham acupuncture controls included in this review.

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