PAIN
Volume 147, Issue 1 , Pages 11-12 , 15 December 2009

Physiological mechanisms of acupuncture: Beyond placebo?

Received 11 September 2009 ,Accepted 11 September 2009.

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PII: S0304-3959(09)00533-8

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.09.014

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