Non-pharmaceutical therapies for stroke: Mechanisms and clinical implications

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 115, Issue C, 2014, Pages 246-269

  Chen, Fan ^a   Qi, Zhifeng ^a   Luo, Yuming ^a   Hinchliffe, Taylor ^b   Ding, Guanghong ^c   Xia, Ying ^b   Ji, Xunming ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Shanghai Res Ctr of Acupuncture   (China)

Author keywords

Ischemia; Neuroprotection; Non pharmaceutical therapies; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892871019     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: 18735118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2013.12.007     Document Type: Review

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