"Acupuncture" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The occupational discipline of the traditional Chinese methods of ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY for treating disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians.
| Descriptor ID |
D026881
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.004
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acupuncture" by people in Profiles.
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Religion, clinicians, and the integration of complementary and alternative medicines. J Altern Complement Med. 2009 Sep; 15(9):987-94.
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Expertise modulates the perception of pain in others. Curr Biol. 2007 Oct 09; 17(19):1708-13.
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Spinal effects of acupuncture stimulation assessed by proton density-weighted functional magnetic resonance imaging at 0.2 T. Magn Reson Imaging. 2005 Dec; 23(10):995-9.
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Research news and notes. Surg Neurol. 2005 Aug; 64(2):101-2.