Randomised control trial of tongue acupuncture versus sham acupuncture in improving functional outcome in cerebral palsy

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1054-1057

  Sun, J G ^a   Ko, C H ^b   Wong, V ^a   Sun, X R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^c Liaoning Tongue Acupuncture Res I   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TONGUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TONGUE;

EID: 3042754266     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.021485     Document Type: Article

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