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Monday, 3 July 2017

A new meta-analysis of acupuncture in JACM – no prizes for guessing the conclusion

I have repeatedly cautioned about the often poor quality of research into alternative medicine. This seems particularly necessary with studies of acupuncture, and especially true for such research carried out in China. I have also frequently noted that certain ‘CAM journals’ are notoriously prone to publishing rubbish. So, what can we expect from a paper […]
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