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- Title
Acupuncture: its evidence-base is changing.
- Authors
Ernst, E; Pittler, M H; Wider, B; Boddy, K
- Abstract
The effectiveness of acupuncture remains a controversial issue. The aim of this article is to evaluate trends over time in the development of the evidence-base of acupuncture. A comparison of two series of systematic reviews was conducted. The first related to the evidence-base in 2000, the second related to 2005. Both employed virtually the same methodology and criteria for evaluation. The results indicate that the evidence base has increased for 13 of the 26 conditions included in this comparison. For 7 indications it has become more positive (i.e. favoring acupuncture) and for 6 it had changed in the opposite direction. It is concluded, that acupuncture research is active. The emerging clinical evidence seems to imply that acupuncture is effective for some but not all conditions.
- Publication
The American journal of Chinese medicine, 2007, Vol 35, Issue 1, p21
- ISSN
0192-415X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1142/S0192415X07004588