title: Toward establishing scientific credibility in acupuncture research.
abstract: While the effectiveness of acupuncture has been established clinically, research methods and tools which are basic for establishing objective scientific credibility in medicine have been a problem in acupuncture research. Research methods developed in other areas and reported in the literature are presented which could, if applied to acupuncture research, contribute toward establishing scientific credibility in medicine.
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000592:standards; D004560:Electricity; D006801:Humans; D012107:Research Design; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water