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Title:

Acupuncture for the prevention of episodic migraine.

Document type:
Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Review
Author(s):
Linde, Klaus; Allais, Gianni; Brinkhaus, Benno; Fei, Yutong; Mehring, Michael; Vertosick, Emily A; Vickers, Andrew; White, Adrian R
Abstract:
Acupuncture is often used for migraine prevention but its effectiveness is still controversial. We present an update of our Cochrane review from 2009.To investigate whether acupuncture is a) more effective than no prophylactic treatment/routine care only; b) more effective than sham (placebo) acupuncture; and c) as effective as prophylactic treatment with drugs in reducing headache frequency in adults with episodic migraine.We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRA...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
Year:
2016
Journal issue:
6
Pages contribution:
CD001218
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001218.pub3
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27351677
Print-ISSN:
1469-493X
TUM Institution:
Lehrstuhl für Allgemeinmedizin (Prof. Schneider) (keine SAP-Zuordnung!)
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