A multicentral randomized control study on clinical acupuncture treatment of Bell's palsy

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-7

  Liang, Fanrong ^a   Li, Ying ^a   Yu, Shuguang ^a   Li, Changdu ^a   Hu, Lingxiang ^a   Zhou, Dong ^b   Yuan, Xiuli ^c   Li, Yi ^d  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Mianyang Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

^d SICHUAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDAZOL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; PREDNISONE; THIAMINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOXIBUSTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BELL PALSY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOXIBUSTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746580796     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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