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Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Third Affiliated Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Center for Evidence Based Chinese Medicine, Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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China Center for Evidence Based Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Department of Gynecology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Longfu Hospital, Beijing, China
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Centre for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
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Institute of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom
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✉*Correspondence: Nicola Robinson, prof.nicky.robinson@outlook.com; Peng Bai, baipeng202305@163.com; Weijuan Gang, gangweijuan@126.com
†These authors have contributed equally to this work and share first authorship
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