A meta-analysis of the efficacy of acupuncture in treating dysphagia in patients with a stroke

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 291-297

  Long, Yao Bin ^a   Wu, Xiao Ping ^a  

^a FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873719705     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2012-010155     Document Type: Article

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