Review Article

Randomized Controlled Trials of Acupuncture (1997–2007): An Assessment of Reporting Quality with a CONSORT- and STRICTA-Based Instrument

Table 2

Distribution of OCSI scores by country.

CountryArticles ( )Mean Score (%)

China7845.2
USA5869.7
Germany4573.2
Sweden3364.4
UK2372.5
Norway1468.7
Italy1159.6
Taiwan1158.8
Australia1072.3
Austria761.6
Japan762.8
Spain485.4
Brazil371.2
Croatia346.7
Denmark363.7
Hong Kong385.0
Iran361.4
Israel359.3
South Korea360.9
Canada278.5
Switzerland275.3
Turkey262.7
France180.0
Greece148.0
Ireland165.0
Singapore172.0
Thailand162.0

Total33363.0