Acupuncture may be ineffective for stroke [1]

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 930-

  Moffet, Howard H ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; BRAIN DAMAGE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIMB; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; STROKE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646145740     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.166.8.930-a     Document Type: Letter

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