WHO

Verdens Sundheds Organisationen (WHO) under FN, har udarbejdet en liste over lidelser, hvor akupunktur er særlig velegnet. Forskningen er beskrevet i 3 udgivelser fra WHO: 

GUIDELINES FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH ON ACUPUNCTURE (1995). ISBN 92 9061 1146

Evaluation of acupuncture practice based on controlled clinical trials, WHO draft, Genève/Milano, Nov. 1996.

Acupuncture, Review and Analysis of Reports on Controlled Clinical Trial (2002),
Nonserial Publication, ISBN: 92 41 545 437): Diseases and disorders that can be treated with acupuncture