Use acupuncture to relieve perimenopausal syndrome: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

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Published in Trials on May 30, 2014

Authors

Ying Li, Hui Zheng, Qianhua Zheng, Ling Zhao, Erqi Qin, Yu Wang, Qian Zeng, Huabin Zheng, Yu Zhao, Wei Sun, Xiaoxia Zhang, Zhishun Liu, Baoyan Liu1

Author Affiliations

1: Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, No, 5 BeiXianGe Street, XiCheng District, Beijing 100053, PR China. baoyanliutcm@sina.com.

Associated clinical trials:

Acupuncture for Relieving Perimenopausal Symptoms | NCT01933204

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