title: Acupuncture for chronic pain? Clinical wisdom undecided despite over 4000 years of practice.
authors.affiliation: University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont, Canada.
authors.forename: Cory S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lifshitz
authors.affiliation: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Electronic address: amir.raz@mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raz
mesh_terms: D015667:Acupuncture Analgesia / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000700:Analgesics / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015990:Placebo Effect; D010919:Placebos; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012107:Research Design
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D010919:Placebos