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Evidence and expert opinions: Dry needling versus acupuncture (III) — The American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture Safety (AAPAS) White Paper 2016

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Acknowledgements

This White Paper reflects the official view of AAPAS. The authors would like to thank Drs. JIN Guan-yuan, Jerome Jiang, YANG Guan-hu, WANG Shao-bai, WANG Xiao-ping for the valuable discussions and assistance during the drafting process.

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  1. American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture Safety, Greenwich, Connecticut, 06878, USA

    Arthur Yin Fan, Jun Xu & Yong-ming Li

  2. American Traditional Chinese Medicine Association, Vienna, Virginia, 22182, USA

    Arthur Yin Fan

  3. American Acupuncture Association of Greater New York, New York, 10016, USA

    Jun Xu & Yong-ming Li

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Fan, A.Y., Xu, J. & Li, Ym. Evidence and expert opinions: Dry needling versus acupuncture (III) — The American Alliance for Professional Acupuncture Safety (AAPAS) White Paper 2016. Chin. J. Integr. Med. 23, 163–165 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-017-2542-x

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