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Association between acupuncture exposure and mortality in people with disabilities diagnosed with ischemic heart disease: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in the Republic of Korea

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-026-05434-y

Published Online: 2026-06-12

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Authors

Jun, Hyungsun

Sul, Jae-Uk

Cheong, Moon Joo

Kim, Hae‑Rim

Youn, Inae

Lee, Ye-Seul

Leem, Jungtae
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

National Research Foundation of Korea (RS-2023-00270676)

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2022R1C1C2008738)

National Medical Center (NMC2023-MS-02)

Korea Basic Science Institute (RS-2024-00403500)

Korea Health Industry Development Institute (RS-2020-KH088356)
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Article History

Received: 23 October 2024

Accepted: 5 June 2026

First Online: 12 June 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Dongshin University Korean Medicine Hospital (DSGOH_E_2021_003). The Board waived the requirement for informed consent from the participants because the study used encrypted and de-identified secondary data. The principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki were followed for the analysis.

Consent for publication: Not applicable.

Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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