Comparison of Warm-Needling and Acupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Min, Woong-Ki
(Research Group of Pain and Neuroscience, WHO Collaborating Centre, East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University)
Yeo, Sujung (Research Group of Pain and Neuroscience, WHO Collaborating Centre, East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University) Kim, Ee-Hwa (Department of Acupoint & Meridian, College of Korean Medicine, Semyung University) Song, Ho Sueb (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University) Koo, Sungtae (Division of Meridian and Structural Medicine, School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University) Lee, Jae-Dong (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) Lim, Sabina (Research Group of Pain and Neuroscience, WHO Collaborating Centre, East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University) |
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