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Appropriateness of sham or placebo acupuncture for randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Abstract
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To establish whether sham acupuncture (SA) or placebo acupuncture (PA) is more efficacious for reducing low back pain (LBP) than other routine treatments and to discuss whether SA or PA is appropriate for randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for LBP.

Year of Publication
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0
Journal
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Journal of pain research
Volume
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11
Number of Pages
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83-94
Date Published
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2018
URL
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https://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S152743
DOI
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10.2147/JPR.S152743
Short Title
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J Pain Res
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