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Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus antiepileptic drugs vs antiepileptic drugs alone: Post‐treatment quality of life (QOLIE‐31 score, which has a range of 0‐200, with higher score indicates better quality of life) (

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Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus antiepileptic drugs vs antiepileptic drugs alone
Post‐treatment quality of life (QOLIE‐31 score, which has a range of 0‐100, with higher score indicates worse quality of life) ( · participants with epilepsy
Acupuncture for epilepsy (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted1 study · 120 participantsLow

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Acupuncture for epilepsy
2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
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