Getting inside acupuncture trials - Exploring intervention theory and rationale

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Acupuncture can be described as a complex intervention. In reports of clinical trials the mechanism of acupuncture (that is, the process by which change is effected) is often left unstated or not known. This is problematic in assisti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Godfrey Mary, Long Andrew F, Price Sarah, Thomas Kate J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/11/22