Ultrasound-guided dry needling versus traditional dry needling for patients with knee osteoarthritis: A double-blind randomized controlled trial

Johnson C. Y. Pang, Amy S. N. Fu, Stanley K. H. Lam, B. Peng, Allan C. L. Fu

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274990
Published: 2022-09-30
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BibTeX

@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0274990,
  title = {Ultrasound-guided dry needling versus traditional dry needling for patients with knee osteoarthritis: A double-blind randomized controlled trial},
  author = {Johnson C. Y. Pang and Amy S. N. Fu and Stanley K. H. Lam and B. Peng and Allan C. L. Fu},
  year = {2022},
  journal = {PLOS ONE},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0274990},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274990}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Ultrasound-guided dry needling versus traditional dry needling for patients with knee osteoarthritis: A double-blind randomized controlled trial
AU  - Johnson C. Y. Pang
AU  - Amy S. N. Fu
AU  - Stanley K. H. Lam
AU  - B. Peng
AU  - Allan C. L. Fu
PY  - 2022
JO  - PLOS ONE
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0274990
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Pang, J. C. Y., Fu, A. S. N., Lam, S. K. H., Peng, B., & Fu, A. C. L. (2022). Ultrasound-guided dry needling versus traditional dry needling for patients with knee osteoarthritis: A double-blind randomized controlled trial. PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274990

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