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Mar 5, 2015
Acupuncture was effective for reducing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.
Mar 1, 2013
In this chapter, we present the PBOA instruments that have been used to determine outcomes in acupuncture clinical research, and highlight measures that are feasible, practical, economical, reliable, valid, and responsive to clinical change.
Jan 1, 2011
Patient education integrated with acupuncture had a sufficiently promising effect on cancel-related fatigue that a larger randomized controlled trial is warranted.
Research Summary
Jun 26, 2008
This fact sheet describes how patients' use of acupuncture affects use of conventional medical services and suggests that acupuncture often substitutes for other, more expensive services, thereby reducing total medical costs.
Jan 1, 2006
This article provides information derived from the findings of The Licensed Acupuncture Collaborative (LAC) Study conducted in California during 2002-2003.
The Licensed Acupuncture Collaborative Study design used a project-management approach based on the core principles of community-based participatory research and provides a model for building community-research partnerships between university researchers
Jan 1, 2003
Few treatments for back pain are supported by strong scientific evidence.
Jan 1, 2000
High-dose chemotherapy poses considerable challenges to emesis management.
Jan 1, 1997
Physicians surveyed in this study who incorporate acupuncture into their practice do so mainly to treat pain problems.
