A short history of acupuncture.

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The Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicineVol. 2, No. 1 OverviewA Short History of AcupunctureJing-Nuan WuJing-Nuan WuSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:22 Aug 2007https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.1996.2.19AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byAcupuncture for gastrointestinal urticaria: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis14 October 2022 | Frontiers in Medicine, Vol. 9Non-pharmacological treatments for pediatric refractory epilepsies23 March 2022 | Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, Vol. 139Electro-acupuncture for post-stroke cognitive impairment25 February 2022 | Medicine, Vol. 101, No. 8Initiation of Acupoint Molecular Mechanisms for Manual Acupuncture Analgesia—Nuclear Factor κB Signaling Pathway2 November 2020 | Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, Vol. 27, 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History of Acupuncture.The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.Feb 1996.19-21.http://doi.org/10.1089/acm.1996.2.19Published in Volume: 2 Issue 1: August 22, 2007PDF download