Bibliometric analysis of diseases spectrum of moxibustion therapy
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Bibliometric analysis of diseases spectrum of moxibustion therapy
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2012), Qin-feng, Huang
Abstract
Objective: To make a bibliometric analysis and evaluation of acupuncture-moxibustion papers on moxibustion therapy published from 1954 to 2007, thus to reflect the diseases spectrum of moxibustion therapy and proper indications of moxibustion therapy objectively. Methods: Statistics were taken by a bibliometric analysis of the data from China Modern Acupuncture-moxibustion Information Databank. Results and Conclusion: The diseases spectrum of moxibustion therapy has 364 kinds of diseases. The most proper indications of moxibustion therapy are malposition, diarrhea, and colitis. The common proper indications are urinary incontinence and dysmenorrhea. The next common proper indications are knee osteoarthritis, temporomandibular joint disturbance syndrome, soft tissue injury, heel pain, asthma, urinary retention and herpes zoster. Diseases spectrum of moxibustion therapy varies with time.
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci
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English
issn
1672-3597
issue
6
page end
348
page start
342
volume
10