Complementary medicine. Acupuncture has weak scientific foundations.
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ABC of complementary medicine. Acupuncture.
Acupuncture is the stimulation of special points on the body, usually by the insertion of fine needles. Originating in the Far East about 2000 years ago, it has made various appearances in the history of European and north American medicine. William Osler, for example, used acupuncture therapeutically in the 19th century. Acupuncture’s recent popularity in the West dates from the 1970s, when Pr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.307.6904.624-a