Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for idiopathic Parkinson's disease: A systematic review

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 663-671

  Lam, Yuen Chi ^a   Kum, Wan Fung ^a   Durairajan, Siva Sundara Kumar ^a   Lu, Jia Hong ^a   Man, Sui Cheung ^a   Xu, Min ^a   Zhang, Xiao Fei ^a   Huang, Xian Zhang ^a   Li, Min ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; BENSERAZIDE PLUS LEVODOPA; LEVODOPA; PLACEBO; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; NEEDLE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REFERENCE DATABASE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SCALP; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL; VERTIGO; XEROSTOMIA;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; HUMANS; PARKINSON DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49249118771     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.0011     Document Type: Review

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