Bee venom acupuncture for rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review protocol.
systematic_review · Level I
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004602 and PMC identifier 4010843.
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Abstract
This systematic review aims to analyse the trial data on the effects of bee venom acupuncture (BVA) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The following 14 databases will be searched from their inception to March 2014: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), AMED, CINAHL, six Korean medical databases (OASIS, Korean Traditional Knowledge Portal, Korean Studies Information Service System, KoreaMed, Korean Medical Database and DBPIA) and three Chinese databases including CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), Wanfang and VIP. The methodological quality will be assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. The systematic review will be published in a peer-reviewed journal. The review will also be disseminated electronically and in print. PROSPERO 2013: CRD42013005853.
Medical subject headings
- Acupuncture Therapy
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Bee Venoms