Problems lowering the study quality in traditional medicine, introspection from an example of meta-analysis of acupuncture

Abstract Background Most randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of traditional medicine (such as traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), psychotherapy or behavioral therapy, and dietary interventions, etc.) have reported that they could not provide convincing evidence to support the efficacy because of the...

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Main Authors: Qiliang Chen, Qiong Wang, Shanshan Ding, Shunan Li, Yuanyuan Zhang, Shujiao Chen, Xuejuan Lin, Candong Li, Tetsuya Asakawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-019-2806-z