Profile of acupuncture use among primary care physicians working in the Brazilian public healthcare system.
CONCLUSION: Most primary care physicians who completed the introductory course and answered the survey still used acupuncture in their routine, primarily for the management of musculoskeletal conditions and mental health conditions. These physicians reported reductions in specialist referrals and prescription of pain medication after integrating basic acupuncture skills into primary care practice.
PMID: 32538101 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Bedin F, Moré AOO, de Oliveira JC, Tesser CD, Min LS Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research
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