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One hundred and thirty cases of simple obesity were treated by acupuncture plus auricular point sticking, after a course of treatments, 49 cases got marked effect, 73 cases got effect and 8 cases got no effect, the total effective rate was 93.8%, especially the patients with severe obesity got the best effect.
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Qin, S. Acupuncture therapy for 130 cases of simple obesity. J. Acupunct. Tuina. Sci. 4, 121–122 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02853012
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02853012