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An Overview of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Stroke, Addiction, and Other Health Problems

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Acupuncture has been used and tested in a wide range of health problems [16]. Often there are only one or two studies in a particular area and systematic reviews have thus not yet been possible. This chapter will focus on a number of areas with at least two controlled clinical trials or at least one controlled and one noncontrolled clinical trial. This is not a systematic review; rather it is an overview of the quality of the clinical trials in these areas. It is also not intended to be an exhaustive review but more as an introduction and overview of important areas where as yet limited research has been done. The chapter is thus an overview of potentially promising areas where acupuncture is used and further clinical and scientific work should be focused.

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Birch, S. (2001). An Overview of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Stroke, Addiction, and Other Health Problems. In: Stux, G., Hammerschlag, R. (eds) Clinical Acupuncture. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56732-2_8

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