Acupuncture for functional recovery after stroke: A systematic review of sham-controlled randomized clinical trials

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1723-1729

  Kong, Jae Cheol ^a   Lee, Myeong Soo ^b   Shin, Byung Cheul ^c   Song, Yung Sun ^a   Ernst, Edzard ^d  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

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

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA BASE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 78249234425     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.091113     Document Type: Article

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