Acupuncture is associated with reduced dementia risk in patients with insomnia: A propensity-score-matched cohort study of real-world data

Background and aim: Insomnia is a subjective illness that has been identified as a risk factor for dementia. In this study, we investigated the association of acupuncture treatment for insomnia with the risk of dementia. We collected data from the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD)...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Hao Huang, Shun-Ku Lin, Mei-Chen Lin, Ching-Liang Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411023000172