Acupuncture: Its evidence-base is changing

被引：30
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作者：
Ernst, E.
Pittler, M. H.
Wider, B.
Boddy, K.
机构：
[1] Univ Exeter, Peninsula Med Sch, Exeter EX2 4NT, Devon, England
[2] Univ Plymouth, Peninsula Med Sch, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, England
来源：
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE | 2007年 / 35卷 / 01期
关键词：
acupuncture; systematic reviews; effectiveness;
D O I：
10.1142/S0192415X07004588
中图分类号：
R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号：
10 ;
摘要：
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.
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