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Original Research

Bibliometric Analysis of Research Assessing the Use of Acupuncture for Pain Treatment Over the Past 20 Years

In-Seon Lee1 Acupuncture & Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hyangsook Lee1 Acupuncture & Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea;2 Korean Medicine Convergence Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1107-9389
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Yi-Hung Chen3 Chinese Medicine Research Center, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Younbyoung Chae1 Acupuncture & Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 367-376 | Published online: 11 Feb 2020

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