More than 1.5 million US military personnel have deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan since the start of military operations in 2001.

Abstract
Introduction
Literature Review
Clinical and experimental data suggest that at least some acupuncture clinical results are mediated in the central nervous system.
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5 Ibid.
6 Hoge CW, McGurk D, Thomas JL, Cox AL, Engel CC, Castro CA. Mild traumatic brain injury in U.S. Soldiers returning from Iraq. N Engl J Med. 2008;358(5):453-463.
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12 Ibid.
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