department of medicine

Section of general internal medicine

Acupuncture Resources

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

http://nccam.nih.gov/health/acupuncture/

NCCAM is the federal government’s lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and is one of the twenty-seven institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO is the health agency within the United Nations. These website links provide information on acupuncture and a current review of clinical trial data about acupuncture effectiveness.

• Diseases and disorders that can be treated with acupuncture:
  http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/en/d/Js4926e/5.html

• Acupuncture: Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trials (2003)
  http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/en/d/Js4926e/

American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA)

http://www.medicalacupuncture.org/

The AAMA is a professional association of physicians who practice medical acupuncture. The academy provides information about acupuncture and publications, and has an acupuncture physician database to search for a provider.

Contact Information:

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Philadelphia, PA 19140

T: 215-707-1800

General Internal Medicine

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Outpatient Building

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4th Floor, Zone B (Blue)

Philadelphia, PA 19140

T: 215-707-3416

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