Efficacy of integrated rehabilitation techniques of traditional Chinese medicine for ischemic stroke: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 971-981

  Zhang, Yong ^a   Jin, He ^b   Ma, Dayong ^a   Fu, Yuanbo ^a   Xie, Yanming ^c   Li, Zongheng ^b   Zou, Yihuai ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Integrated Rehabilitation Techniques of Traditional Chinese Medicine (IRT TCM); Ischemic Stroke; Massage; Randomized Controlled Trial; Stroke Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HUMAN; INTEGRATED REHABILITATION TECHNIQUE OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE; MALE; MASSAGE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANKIN SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REHABILITATION CARE; STROKE PATIENT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885933708     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X13500651     Document Type: Article

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