Is acupuncture effective for the treatment of chronic pain? A systematic review
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- 1 June 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Pain
- Vol. 86 (3), 217-225
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3959(99)00304-8
Abstract
Pain is the major complaint of the estimated one million U.S. consumers who use acupuncture each year. Although acupuncture is widely available in chronic pain clinics, the effectiveness of acupuncture for chronic pain remains in question. Our aim was to assess the effectiveness of acupunctuKeywords
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