The Practice of Acupuncture: Who Are the Providers and What Do They Do?

¹Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Wash
²Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
³Departments of Family Medicine and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash
⁴Harvard Medical School Osher Institute and Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
⁵Departments of Medicine and Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Karen J. Sherman, PhD, Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, 1730 Minor Ave, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA 98101, sherman.k{at}ghc.org

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