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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Zhang Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6186334 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Yanji Y Li Jia J Mo Guoyan G Liu Jing J Yang Huisheng H Chen Xianglin X Liu Hui H Cai Teng T Zhang Xian X Tian Xiangmin X Zhou Zhongyu Z Huang Wei W
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM 20180930
Obesity is a worldwide public health problem. Currently, increasing evidence suggests acupuncture and related therapies are effective for obesity. This network meta-analysis (NMA) was performed to compare the effectiveness of different acupuncture and related therapies. We searched potential randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in three international databases. Thirty-four trials involving 2283 participants were included. Pairwise meta-analysis showed that acupuncture and related therapies were s ...[more]