Effects of acupuncture on nutritional state of patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): re-analysis of COPD acupuncture trial, a randomized controlled trial

Effects of acupuncture on nutritional state of patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): re-analysis of COPD acupuncture trial, a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background There are an increasing number of evidences that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a systemic illness and that bodyweight loss is its prominent manifestation. We focused on the nutritional outcomes to find out the effectiveness of acupuncture on nutritional state of...

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Main Authors: Masao Suzuki, Shigeo Muro, Motonari Fukui, Naoto Ishizaki, Susumu Sato, Tetsuhiro Shiota, Kazuo Endo, Tomoko Suzuki, Tadamichi Mitsuma, Michiaki Mishima, Toyohiro Hirai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Subjects:
COPD
Acupuncture
Nutritional state
Proinflammatory cytokine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-018-2341-3

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