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Is acupuncture an effective postherpetic neuralgia treatment? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Wenya Pei1 Department of Acupuncture, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Jingchun Zeng2 Department of Acupuncture, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Liming Lu3 Clinical Medical Center, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acu-Moxi and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Guohua Lin2 Department of Acupuncture, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Jingwen Ruan1 Department of Acupuncture, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2155-2165 | Published online: 16 Jul 2019

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