Polyglycolic acid sutures embedded in abdominal acupoints for treatment of simple obesity in adults: a randomized control trial

Abstract Background Acupoint catgut embedding therapy characterized by acupoint, needle and catgut are superior to traditional acupuncture, due to exerting more comprehensive therapeutic efficacy. However, it is still deficient in clinical evidence for polyglycolic acid sutures, a novel biodegradabl...

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Main Authors: Li-Shu Chen, Yue-Ying Li, Hao Chen, Bo-Wen Liu, Da-Wei Wang, Yong-Hua Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Chinese Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13020-019-0258-5