Publication Name	World Journal of Meta-Analysis
Manuscript ID	16499
Country	Australia

Received	2015-01-20 09:27
Peer-Review Started	2015-01-30 10:26
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Return for Revision	2015-03-29 17:09
Revised	2015-06-05 00:00
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Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-09-12 00:32
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2015-09-18 13:27
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Category	Critical Care Medicine
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Traditional Chinese manual acupuncture for management of obesity: A systematic review
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Kang Xiao Li, Angela Weihong Yang, Charlie CL Xue and George Binh Lenon
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Corresponding Author	George Binh Lenon, PhD, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Program, Health Innovations Research Institute, School of Health Sciences, RMIT University, Crn of Plenty Rd and Clement Drive, Bundoora, VIC 3083, Australia. george.lenon@rmit.edu.au
Key Words	Acupuncture; Obesity; Weight loss; Over­weight; Body weight; Body mass index; Randomised clinical trial
Core Tip	This systematic review identified the benefit of traditional Chinese manual acupuncture in the manage-ment of obesity. However, the effectiveness cannot be confirmed due to poorly-design randomised clinical trials.
Publish Date	2015-10-30 08:27
Citation	Li KX, Yang AW, Xue CC, Lenon GB. Traditional Chinese manual acupuncture for management of obesity: A systematic review. World J Meta-Anal 2015; 3(5): 206-214
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2308-3840/full/v3/i5/206.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.13105/wjma.v3.i5.206

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