A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Acupuncture for Chronic Daily Headache

@article{Coeytaux2005ARC,
  title={A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Acupuncture for Chronic Daily Headache},
  author={Remy R Coeytaux and Jay S. Kaufman and Ted J. Kaptchuk and Wunian Chen and William Cameron Miller and Leigh F Callahan and John Douglas Mann},
  journal={Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain},
  year={2005},
  volume={45}
}
Background.—Approximately 4% of adults experience headaches nearly every day. Nonpharmacologic interventions for frequent headaches may be appropriate because medical management alone is often ineffective. 
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