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The mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia
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The mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia
Br J Hosp Med.
1987 Oct.
Abstract
Despite ever-increasing popularity as a quick, effective and safe means of pain control, acupuncture is still regarded with some suspicion in conventional medical circles. Nevertheless evidence is accumulating to support a firm physiological basis for its action, a fuller understanding of which will shed light on the essence of pain itself.
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