Acupuncture for Cancer-Induced Bone Pain in Animal Models: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

Figure 6

(a). Depiction of publication bias for the paw withdrawal threshold and paw withdrawal latency between acupuncture and control. The red triangle represents the study numbers referring to the paw withdrawal threshold. The blue circle represents the study numbers referring to the paw withdrawal latency. The dashed lines indicated the triangular region with pseudo 95% confidence interval. (b). Begg’s and Egger’s test for publication bias. CI: confidence interval; SMD: standard mean difference; PWT: paw withdrawal threshold; PWL: paw withdrawal latency.

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