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. 2020 Jun;25(6):e1000.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0933. Epub 2020 Feb 25.

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Weidong Lu  1 , Anita Giobbie-Hurder  1 , Jennifer A Ligibel  1
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Weidong Lu et al. Oncologist. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

This Letter to the Editor responds to questions posed by Jun Kako et al. in recent correspondence related to Acupuncture for Chemotherapy‐Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, especially acupuncture protocol development and dose schedule.

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