Acupuncture for essential hypertension: A meta-analysis of randomized sham-controlled clinical trials

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Li, Dong Ze ^a   Zhou, Yu ^a   Yang, Yi Ning ^a   Ma, Yi Tong ^a   Li, Xiao Mei ^a   Yu, Jing ^b   Zhao, Yan ^a   Zhai, Hui ^a   Lao, Lixing ^c  

^a XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHWEST MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; DATA BASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SHAM PROCEDURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84896449127     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/279478     Document Type: Review

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