Efficacy of electro-acupuncture and manual acupuncture versus sham acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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عنوان ژورنال: Trials
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-3138-x