title: Letter to the editor regarding He et al., "Effect of acupuncture treatment on chronic neck and shoulder pain in sedentary female workers: a 6-month and 3-year follow-up study" (Pain 109:299-307).
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Bioethics, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, Room 1C118, Bethesda, MD 20892-1156, USA.
authors.forename: Franklin G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Reidar K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Lie
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D015990:Placebo Effect; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000628:therapy*