A summary of acupuncture standardization in Australia, Korea, Japan and the USA

作     者：杨馥铭 杨毅 渡边大佑 金光 郭义 赵雪 郭永明 陈泽林 林慧敏 高旸 YANG Fu-Ming;YANG Yi;DAISUKE Watanabe;KIM KWang;GUO Yi;ZHAO Xue;GUO Yong-Ming;CHEN Ze-Lin;LIN Hui-Min;GAO Yang

作者机构：天津中医药大学 小雀斋汉方针灸治疗院 天津中医药大学第一教学医院 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion》 (世界针灸杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第27卷第4期

页      面：20-26页

核心收录：

学科分类：1005[医学-中医学] 100512[医学-针灸推拿学] 10[医学] 

基　　金：Supported by the Standardization of Traditional Chinese Medicine of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People’s Republic of China:2013099 

主　　题：acupuncture standard legislation Australia South Korea Japan USA 

摘      要：Objective By comparing the focus of acupuncture standards, management modes of acupuncture in certain areas are summarized to provide a reference for institutions and regions when formulating suitable standards for local acupuncture services. Methods Japan, South Korea, the USA and Australia were selected as the representative countries. The standards language were limited to English, Japanese and South Korean. The websites of the national standards bodies and the official websites for the acupuncture association/ institute of these four countries were searched systematically. The laws of acupuncture were included in the study. Results Technical standards made up the most of the standard system for acupuncture in Japan, basic standards accounted for the most of the system in South Korea, while management standards accounted for the largest proportion of acupuncture standard systems in the USA and Australia. Conclusion Japan and South Korea, which use acupuncture mainly due to cultural and historical influences, place emphasis on establishing technical and basic standards. The USA and Australia, which use acupuncture as a complementary therapy, place emphasis on establishing management standards of acupuncture.