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<journal-id>2218-3620</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Universidad y Sociedad]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Universidad y Sociedad]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2218-3620</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial "Universo Sur"]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S2218-36202022000200188</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La acupuntura como terapia coadyuvante en el fortalecimiento del sistema inmunológico contra el covid-19]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Acupuncture as adjuvant therapy to strengthen the immune system against covid-19]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez Garrido]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Peñafiel Salazar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Andy Josué]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>14</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>188</fpage>
<lpage>191</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2218-36202022000200188&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2218-36202022000200188&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2218-36202022000200188&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La acupuntura es una técnica de la medicina tradicional china utilizada con fines terapéuticos. Las investigaciones realizadas comprueban que la acupuntura desencadena procesos de inmunomodulación, provocando efectos en la inmunidad innata y en la inmunidad adquirida, por lo tanto, su utilización como medicina alternativa ha sido muy útil a lo largo de los años para tratar la sintomatología de diversas enfermedades, entre las patologías más recientes y destacables se encuentra la Pandemia del COVID-19, ya que se está utilizando como terapia complementaria en cada una de las etapas de evolución de esta enfermedad, desde las fases de observación médica, tratamiento clínico y en el proceso de recuperación.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Acupuncture is a technique of traditional Chinese medicine used for therapeutic purposes. The investigations carried out prove that acupuncture triggers immunomodulation processes, causing effects on innate immunity and acquired immunity. Therefore, its use as alternative medicine has been very useful over the years to treat the symptomatology of various diseases, among the most recent and remarkable pathologies is the COVID-19 Pandemic, for it is being used as a complementary therapy in each of the stages of evolution of this disease, from the phases of medical observation to clinical treatment and through the recovery process.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Acupuntura]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[inmunomodulación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[medicina alternativa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Acupuncture]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[immunomodulation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[alternative medicine]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[COVID-19]]></kwd>
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