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Association between subjective health status and frequency of visits to acupuncture clinic: A cross-sectional study

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  • Takumi Kayo
  • Masao Suzuki
  • Ryuji Kato
  • Naoto Ishizaki
  • Tadamichi Mitsuma
  • Fumihiko Fukuda

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Objective: There are few studies on the relationship between the frequency of acupuncture use and subjective health status. Therefore, we investigated this relationship using data of a previously performed cross-sectional survey of patients visiting Japanese acupuncture clinics. Methods: This study used data from a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2011 on patients visiting 180 acupuncture clinics nationwide that were run by members of the alumni association of Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Faculty of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, and did not provide treatment other than acupuncture. We calculated the frequency of visits to acupuncture clinics (

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  • Takumi Kayo & Masao Suzuki & Ryuji Kato & Naoto Ishizaki & Tadamichi Mitsuma & Fumihiko Fukuda, 2022. "Association between subjective health status and frequency of visits to acupuncture clinic: A cross-sectional study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(11), pages 1-12, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0277686
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277686
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