Is acupuncture effective for hypertension? A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Zhao, Xiao Feng ^a   Hu, Han Tong ^a   Li, Jia Shen ^a   Shang, Hong Cai ^a   Zheng, Hai Zhen ^a   Niu, Jian Fei ^a   Shi, Xue Ming ^a   Wang, Shu ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; ENALAPRIL; FELODIPINE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; METOPROLOL; NICARDIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; RESERPINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; BLEEDING; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; PATIENT SAFETY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESISTANT HYPERTENSION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY EFFECT; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECTS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84941649398     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127019     Document Type: Review

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