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Descriptor English:   Acupuncture Therapy 
Descriptor Spanish:   Terapia por Acupuntura 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Terapia por Acupuntura 
Synonyms English:   Acupuncture Treatment
Pharmacoacupuncture Therapy
Pharmacoacupuncture Treatment
Therapy, Acupuncture
Acupuncture Treatments
Therapy, Pharmacoacupuncture
Treatment, Acupuncture
Treatment, Pharmacoacupuncture  
Tree Number:   E02.190.044
Definition English:   Treatment of disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians. The placement varies with the disease being treated. It is sometimes used in conjunction with heat, moxibustion, acupressure, or electric stimulation. 
Indexing Annotation English:   do not confuse with ACUPUNCTURE, the specialty; ACUPUNCTURE, EAR is also available; Oriental taking of pulses = PULSE + appropriate acupuncture or Oriental medicine terms
See Related English:   Acupuncture
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
 
History Note English:   1990 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ES ethics HI history
IS instrumentation MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
UT utilization VE veterinary
Record Number:   24507 
Unique Identifier:   D015670 

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