Acupuncture as an adjuvant therapy in stroke rehabilitation?

Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 146, Issue 21-22, 1996, Pages 556-558

  Ernst, E ^a   White, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accupuncture; rehabilitation; stroke

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; HUMANS; PLACEBO EFFECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030480240     PISSN: 00435341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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