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. 2010 Apr;149(1):160.
doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.02.006. Epub 2010 Feb 18.

A failure of the review process? Comment on Ahsin et al. Clinical and endocrinological changes after electro-acupuncture treatment in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Pain 2009;147:60-6

Neil E O'Connell, Benedict M Wand, David Colquhoun
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A failure of the review process? Comment on Ahsin et al. Clinical and endocrinological changes after electro-acupuncture treatment in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. Pain 2009;147:60-6

Neil E O'Connell et al. Pain. 2010 Apr.
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