Getting the grip on nonspecific treatment effects: emesis in patients randomized to acupuncture or sham compared to patients receiving standard care.
It is not known whether or not delivering acupuncture triggers mechanisms cited as placebo and if acupuncture or sham reduces radiotherapy-induced emesis more than standard care.Cancer patients receiving radiotherapy over abdominal/pelvic regions were randomized to verum (penetrating) acupuncture (n...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-03-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3063156?pdf=render |