Scalp acupuncture for acute ischemic stroke: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Wang, Yan ^a   Shen, Jiangang ^b   Wang, Xiu Min ^c   Fu, Deng Lei ^a   Chen, Chao Yang ^a   Lu, Lin ^a   Lu, Ling Yan ^a   Xie, Cheng Long ^a   Fang, Jian Qiao ^d   Zheng, Guo Qing ^a  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d ZHEJIANG CHINESE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALLOPATHY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCALP ACUPUNCTURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871375340     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/480950     Document Type: Review

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