[Bibliometrics study of the development trend of acupuncture-moxibustion clinical trials in foreign countries].
On the basis of MEDLINE and EMBASE database, through bibliometrics, the quantitative research was conducted on the published literatures on the acupuncture-moxibustion clinical trial abroad. The situation of published articles in each continent, country and institution was analyzed statistically. It was found that the number of published articles was higher in Germany, America, England, Sweden, Austria, Japan, South Korea, etc. In Europe, the clinical trial of acupuncture and moxibustion was in the tendency of more country participants, wider distribution and larger amount of research. In North America, America was the main country for the study. In Asia, Japan and South Korea played the leading role. Of those countries, some institutions in Germany America, and South Korea were on the top of the list. In future, the above-mentioned countries and institutions should be monitored specifically so as to launch the active cooperation and strategic project.
Institute of Medical Informatics, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. Hewei555@hotmail.com
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D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D001208:Asia; D015706:Bibliometrics; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion; D014481:United States