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Jian-Feng Tu et al. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021 Jun.

. 2021 Jun;73(6):1090-1091.

doi: 10.1002/art.41663. Epub 2021 Apr 1.

¹ International Acupuncture, and Moxibustion, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.

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Efficacy of Intensive Acupuncture Versus Sham Acupuncture in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Tu JF, Yang JW, Shi GX, Yu ZS, Li JL, Lin LL, Du YZ, Yu XG, Hu H, Liu ZS, Jia CS, Wang LQ, Zhao JJ, Wang J, Wang T, Wang Y, Wang TQ, Zhang N, Zou X, Wang Y, Shao JK, Liu CZ. Tu JF, et al. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021 Mar;73(3):448-458. doi: 10.1002/art.41584. Epub 2021 Jan 15. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021. PMID: 33174383 Clinical Trial.
Who Has the Final Say on the Dose of Acupuncture? Comment on the Article by Tu et al.
Li YM. Li YM. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021 Jun;73(6):1089-1090. doi: 10.1002/art.41664. Epub 2021 May 7. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2021. PMID: 33497025 No abstract available.

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