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Editorial
. 2008 Mar 8;336(7643):517-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39503.643727.80.

Acupuncture with in vitro fertilisation

Anja Pinborg, Anne Loft, Anders Nyboe Andersen
Editorial

Acupuncture with in vitro fertilisation

Anja Pinborg et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

May increase birth rates, but guidelines should await the results of ongoing trials

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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