Acupuncture for the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
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J Adv Pract Oncol 2012;3:178–181 Review of “Evaluation of acupuncture in the management of chemotherapyinduced peripheral neuropathy,” by G. K. Donald, I. Tobin, and J. Stringer (2011). Acupuncture in Medicine, 29, 230–233. For a discussion of the potential threats to validity that exist in studies using a retrospective design, see the related article by Cindy Tofthagen, PhD, ARNP, AOCNP®, on page 181.
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