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Acupoint Catgut Embedding for Obesity: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Acupoint catgut embedding (ACE) was applied widely to antiweight in China. The aim of this review is to estimate the effectiveness and safety of ACE on obesity. A literature search was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane Library, EBASE, CNKI, and so forth, using combination subject terms of obesity (or overweight, weight loss, etc.) and acupoint catgut embedding (or catgut implantation, catgut embedd...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0025-7974,1536-5964
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000023728