Acupuncture for spasticity after stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Lim, Sung Min ^a   Yoo, Junghee ^b   Lee, Euiju ^b   Kim, Hyun Jung ^c   Shin, Seungwon ^b   Han, Gajin ^b   Ahn, Hyeong Sik ^c  

^a National Rehabilitation Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANKLE SPASTICITY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINA; ELBOW DISEASE; ELBOW SPASTICITY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GERMANY; HUMAN; KNEE DISEASE; KNEE SPASTICITY; KOREA; LEG DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPASTICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WRIST DISEASE; WRIST SPASTICITY;

EID: 84921369352     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/870398     Document Type: Review

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