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4. Counci" of Acupunc!ure and ?rien!a" Medicine A''ocia!e' CA?MA(% Founda!ion for Acupunc!ure @e'earch+ Acupuncture and electroacupuncture. Evidence-based treatment guidelines+ Ca"i'!o/a CA(: Counci" of Acupunc!ure and ?rien!a" Medicine A''ocia!e' CA?MA(A 200B <ec+ 888 p+ C18 reference'D
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=+ I Ji#% H Jun% I Chae% H Park% 2 Ji#% & Chan/% S Jan/% and H Lee+ The Prac!ice of Jorean Medicine: An verview of !linical "rials in Acupuncture. Evidencebased !omplementar# and Alternative $edicine. 4$id 2a'ed Co#p"e#en! A"!erna! Med+ 200= Sep!e#berA 2 :(: :2=):=2+ Pub"i'hed on"ine 200= Au/u'! :+ doi: 80+801:.eca#.neh802+ -h!!p:..***+pub#edcen!ra"+nih+/o$.ar!ic"erender+fc/iEar!idG881:=B: 0 ;+ Manhei#er 4% Khi!e A% 2er#an 2% Fory' J% 4rn'! 4+ $eta-anal#sis% acupuncture for low back pain+ Ann &n!ern Med+ 200= Apr 81A8B2 L(:;=89;:+ @e$ie*+ 4rra!u# in: Ann &n!ern Med+ 200= Jun 7A8B2 88(:1=098+ PM&<: 8=L:L072
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L+ Acupuncture Resource Guide 99 A"!erna!i$e Medicine Founda!ion+ Thi' /uide pro$ide' in!roduc!ion and hi'!ory of acupunc!ure in !he A#erica+ &! inc"ude' 'ucce''fu" u'e' of acupunc!ure ba'ed on c"inica" e7perience and repor!ed by !he Kor"d Hea"!h ?r/aniNa!ion KH?(+ &n addi!ion% i! offer' "i'!' of book' and 6ourna"'% profe''iona" or/aniNa!ion'% co""e/e' and !rainin/ cen!er' and *eb re'ource' *hich #ay be of in!ere'! !o anyone *an!in/ !o kno* #ore abou! acupunc!ure+ O@L: h!!p:..***+a#founda!ion+or/.acupunc!ure+h!#
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Tho#a' JJ% MacPher'on H% Thorpe L% 2raNier J% Fi!!er M% Ca#pbe"" MJ% @o#an M% Ka"!er' SJ% Nicho"" J+ Randomised controlled trial of a short course of traditional acupuncture compared with usual care for persistent non-specific low back pain+ 2MJ+ 200; Sep 2:A::: 7=;1(:;2:+ 4pub 200; Sep 8=+ PM&<: 8;1L0:8; h!!p:..***+b#6+co#.c/i.reprin!.:::.7=;1.;2: @a!c"iffe J% Tho#a' JJ% MacPher'on H% 2raNier J+ A randomised controlled trial of acupuncture care for persistent low back pain% cost effectiveness anal#sis. 2MJ+ 200; Sep 2:A::: 7=;1(:;2;+ 4pub 200; Sep 8=+ PM&<: 8;1L0:8=
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Fur"an A<% 2ro''eau L% &#a#ura M% &r$in 4+ Ma''a/e for "o*9back pain+ Cochrane <a!aba'e of Sy'!e#a!ic @e$ie*' 2002% &''ue 2+ Ar!+ No+: C<008121+ <?&: 80+8002.8B;=8L=L+C<008121+
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Mreen S% 2uchbinder @% He!rick S+ Acupunc!ure for 'hou"der pain+ Cochrane <a!aba'e of Sy'!e#a!ic @e$ie*' 200=% &''ue 2+ Ar!+ No+: C<00=:81+ <?&: 80+8002.8B;=8L=L+C<00=:81+
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