Acupuncture for schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1622-1633

  Lee, M S ^a,b   Shin, B C ^c   Ronan, P ^d   Ernst, E ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^d CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOXIBUSTION; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; EVALUATION STUDY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STATISTICAL BIAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMANS; MOXIBUSTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349958161     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2009.02167.x     Document Type: Article

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