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Comment
. 2017 Dec;22(6):229-230.
doi: 10.1136/ebmed-2017-110828. Epub 2017 Oct 22.

Acupuncture is not as effective as infertility treatment in women with PCOS

Liangzhi Xu  1   2   3 , Xiaoyong Qiao  1   2   3
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Comment

Acupuncture is not as effective as infertility treatment in women with PCOS

Liangzhi Xu et al. Evid Based Med. 2017 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: general endocrinology; reproductive medicine; subfertility.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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