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Trends in use of acupuncture among adults in Taiwan from 2002 to 2011: A nationwide population-based study

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  • Mei-Yao Wu
  • Yu-Chen Lee
  • Cheng-Li Lin
  • Ming-Cheng Huang
  • Mao-Feng Sun
  • Hung-Rong Yen

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In recent years, acupuncture has gained in popularity worldwide. However, recent epidemiological studies are lacking. We conducted this study to investigate the trends in acupuncture utilization among adults in Taiwan from 2002 to 2011. We analyzed data from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000 (LHID 2000), which contains all original claims data for 1 million beneficiaries randomly sampled from the registry of all beneficiaries enrolled in the National Health Insurance (NHI) program in 2000. The one-year prevalence of acupuncture use among adults increased from 7.98% in 2002 to 10.9% in 2011. Acupuncture use significantly increased yearly (incidence rate ratio = 1.04, 95% CI = 1.03−1.05, p

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  • Mei-Yao Wu & Yu-Chen Lee & Cheng-Li Lin & Ming-Cheng Huang & Mao-Feng Sun & Hung-Rong Yen, 2018. "Trends in use of acupuncture among adults in Taiwan from 2002 to 2011: A nationwide population-based study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(4), pages 1-10, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0195490
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195490
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