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Article: Acupuncture practice, past and present: Is it safe and effective?
Title | Acupuncture practice, past and present: Is it safe and effective? |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Acupuncture Cancer symptom management Complementary medicine Safety |
Issue Date | 2006 |
Publisher | BC Decker Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.integrativeonc.org/index.php?scn=journal |
Citation | Journal Of The Society For Integrative Oncology, 2006, v. 4 n. 1, p. 13-15 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Acupuncture is a widely used complementary therapy. In cancer treatment its primary use is in treating cancer-related symptoms and side effects induced by conventional therapy. However, the safety of acupuncture practice is often a concern among patients and physicians. A systematic review suggests that acupuncture performed by trained practitioners using clean needle techniques is a generally safe procedure. The medical literature also indicates that acupuncture may be used successfully on cancer patients for symptom management. However, basic scientific studies on the mechanisms of acupuncture and well-designed randomized clinical trials that permit objective evaluation of this ancient science are urgently needed. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/188582 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Lao, L | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-03T04:10:26Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-03T04:10:26Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal Of The Society For Integrative Oncology, 2006, v. 4 n. 1, p. 13-15 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1715-894X | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/188582 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Acupuncture is a widely used complementary therapy. In cancer treatment its primary use is in treating cancer-related symptoms and side effects induced by conventional therapy. However, the safety of acupuncture practice is often a concern among patients and physicians. A systematic review suggests that acupuncture performed by trained practitioners using clean needle techniques is a generally safe procedure. The medical literature also indicates that acupuncture may be used successfully on cancer patients for symptom management. However, basic scientific studies on the mechanisms of acupuncture and well-designed randomized clinical trials that permit objective evaluation of this ancient science are urgently needed. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | BC Decker Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.integrativeonc.org/index.php?scn=journal | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology | en_US |
dc.subject | Acupuncture | - |
dc.subject | Cancer symptom management | - |
dc.subject | Complementary medicine | - |
dc.subject | Safety | - |
dc.subject.mesh | Acupuncture Therapy - Adverse Effects - Trends | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Complementary Therapies | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Treatment Outcome | en_US |
dc.title | Acupuncture practice, past and present: Is it safe and effective? | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Lao, L: lxlao1@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Lao, L=rp01784 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 16737667 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-33745939577 | en_US |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-33745939577&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 13 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 15 | en_US |
dc.publisher.place | Canada | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Lao, L=7005681883 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1715-894X | - |