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Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body. Acupuncture is a pseudoscience; the theories and practices of TCM are not based on scientific knowledge, and it has been characterized as quackery.

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ICD-10-PCS
8E0H30Z
ICD-9
99.91-99.92
MeSH
D015670
OPS-301 code
8-975.2

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Acupuncture

Nodes208
Edges207
Triples296
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009615
Components1

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Acupuncture

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related to International expansion · 32
Acupuncture → AD, Around, As Vietnam, Asia, China, Chinese, Chinese State Medical Administration, Dangun, De Acupunctura, Dutch East India Company, Europe, European, Europeans, France, French, He, Hector Berlioz, In, It, Japan
related to Adverse events · 30
Acupuncture → Accidents, Asia, Asian, Australia, Austria, Between, Canada, Cochrane, Contraindications, Croatia, France, Further, Germany, Ireland, Many, Most, Netherlands, New Zealand, People, Reports
related to Regulation · 30
Acupuncture → Acupuncture Association, Alberta, Australia, British Columbia, California, Canada, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine Council, Drug Administration, European, Food, Idaho, In, In Hong Kong, It, Japan, Legislative Council, Licensing, New Zealand, Ontario
related to Related practices · 28
Acupuncture → Acupressure, Alternatively, Auriculotherapy, Bee, China, Chinese, Cosmetic, Cupping, Electroacupuncture, Fire, France, However, It, Japan, Korea, Koryo, Medical, Moxibustion, Scalp, Sonopuncture
related to Further reading · 26
Acupuncture → ABC-CLIO, Bivins, Brandon, Brown, Cross-Cultural Medicine, Encyclopedia, Expertise, From Alien Abductions, FRONTLINE, In Shermer, ISBN, Magill's Medical Guide, New York, November, Palgrave, PBS Video, Pseudoscience, Roberta, Routledge, Salem Press
related to Adoption · 23
Acupuncture → Americans, An, Approximately, Australia, By, CAM, CDC, China, Europe, Examples, Harvard University, In, In Japan, In Switzerland, Japan, Johns Hopkins University, Less, Stanford University, UCLA, UK
related to Needles · 13
Acupuncture → Apart, California, China, In, Japanese, Korean, Needles, Nine Ancient Needles, Reusable, State, The, Thinner, West
related to Publication bias · 13
Acupuncture → China, Chinese, Hong Kong, Japan, Journal, Medicine, Meridian Studies, Publication, Russia, Scientist Steven Salzberg, Taiwan, The, This
related to Clinical practice · 12
Acupuncture → According, American Society, Anesthesiologists, Classically, For, It, Japan, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation, Medical Education, Research, There
related to Origins · 10
Acupuncture → Academics David Ramey, Acupressure, China, Chinese, India, Indian, Most, Once Buddhism, Paul Buell, The

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needles chinese adverse used events medicine found china review may points medical pain use qi also traditional practice body treatment

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AcupunctureICD-10-PCS8E0H30Z1.00infobox
AcupunctureICD-999.91-99.921.00infobox
AcupunctureMeSHD0156701.00infobox
AcupunctureOPS-301 code8-975.21.00infobox
Acupuncturecausesa series of events within the central nervous system0.90text
Acupunctureis aform of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine0.90text
Acupunctureis apseudoscience0.90text
Acupunctureis ainsertion of thin needles into the skin0.90text
Acupunctureis ause of acupuncture in an attempt to reduce wrinkles on the face.Bee venom acupuncture is a treatment approach of injecting purified0.90text
Acupunctureis asubstantial part of traditional Chinese medicine0.90text
Acupunctureis aShiji0.90text
qiinstance ofit is recommended that acupuncturists be trained sufficiently to reduce the risk.Scientific investigation has not found any histological or physiological evidence for traditiona…0.80text

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