[Compilation characteristics and clinical applications of Guideline for Clinical Practice of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Migraine].

Refering to the oversea evidence-based guidelines for migraine, the authors analyze the compilation characteristics of Guideline for Clinical Practice of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Migraine (WHO WPR) (herein after referred to as "Guideline"), and briefly explain the range of application, clinical value and attentions of the Guideline. The methodological characteristics of the Guideline are stated from four aspects: general conditions of the included literature, evaluation standard for literature quality, classification standard for evidence level, and classification standard of recommendation. The characteristics of recommended protocol of the Guideline are stated from three aspects: universality, classification method and content.