Acupuncture as adjunctive therapy for patients with AECOPD: study protocol for a multicenter, randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Chunyan Yang (Author), Mingsheng Sun (Author), Guixing Xu (Author), Qin Luo (Author), Liuyang Huang (Author), Hao Tian (Author), Siyao Gong (Author), Qian Li (Author), Xin Yu (Author), Ming Chen (Author), Dan Huang (Author), Yilin Liu (Author), Zhuo Zhou (Author), Fengyuan Huang (Author), Yunyu Liu (Author), Juan Tang (Author), Sha Yang (Author), Fang Zeng (Author), Fanrong Liang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThe acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is a common respiratory disease among older adults, which imposes a significant burden on individuals and society and poses a major challenge to the global public health system due to its high morbidity and mortality....