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Research Article

Acupuncture for insomnia? An overview of systematic reviews

Edzard Ernst Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Myeong Soo Lee Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK; Division of Standard Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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Tae-Young Choi Division of Standard Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
Pages 116-123 | Received 26 Oct 2010, Accepted 17 Feb 2011, Published online: 04 Apr 2011

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