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SUBMITTER: Wu MY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5331677 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wu Mei-Yao MY Huang Ming-Cheng MC Chiang Jen-Huai JH Sun Mao-Feng MF Lee Yu-Chen YC Yen Hung-Rong HR
Arthritis research & therapy 20170228 1
<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this study was to understand whether acupuncture can decrease the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in patients with fibromyalgia.<h4>Methods</h4>Using data from the Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database, we performed a propensity score-matched cohort study to analyze patients with fibromyalgia diagnosed between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2010. Patients who received acupuncture treatment, beginning with their initial date of fibromyalgia diagn ...[more]