Table 1 |
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Numbers of correctly, unidentified and incorrectly identified needles in 10 acupuncturists on 40 (23 non-penetrating/17 penetrating) needles |
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Acupuncturist |
Years of experience |
Number of correctly identified needles (non-penetrating/penetrating) |
Number of unidentified needles (non-penetrating/penetrating) |
Number of incorrectly identified needles (non-penetrating/penetrating) |
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No. 1 |
8 |
15 (10/5) |
6 (2/4) |
19 (11/8) |
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No. 2 |
25 |
21 (12/9) |
7 (3/4) |
12 (8/4) |
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No. 3 |
15 |
19 (13/6) |
9 (3/6) |
12 (7/5) |
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No. 4 |
13 |
22 (12/10) |
1 (0/1) |
17 (11/6) |
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No. 5 |
3 |
14 (12/2) |
8 (4/4) |
18 (7/11) |
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No. 6 |
5 |
13 (10/3) |
12 (7/5) |
15 (6/9) |
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No. 7 |
5 |
9 (7/2) |
10 (3/7) |
21 (13/8) |
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No. 8 |
25 |
19 (8/11) |
3 (2/1) |
18 (13/5) |
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No. 9 |
10 |
19 (9/10) |
6 (4/2) |
15 (10/5) |
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No. 10 |
15 |
19 (14/5) |
2 (1/1) |
19 (8/11) |
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Mean ± SD |
12.4 ± 7.8 |
17 ± 4.1 (10.7/6.3) |
6.4 ± 3.6 (2.9/3.5) |
16.6 ± 3.0 (9.4/7.2) |
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Takakura and Yajima BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2007 7:31 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-7-31 |
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