Acupuncture for stroke in China: Needing more high-quality evidence

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-35

  Liu, Ming ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; APPLICATION SITE INFECTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONVALESCENCE; DIZZINESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; THERAPY EFFECT;

ACUPUNCTURE; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646677187     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-4949.2005.00003.x     Document Type: Article

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