An investigation of the use of acupuncture in stroke patients in Taiwan: A national cohort study

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Weng, Shu Wen ^a,b   Chen, Ta Liang ^c,d   Yeh, Chun Chieh ^e,f   Liao, Chien Chang ^a,c,d   Lane, Hsin Long ^g   Lin, Jaung Geng ^a,h   Shih, Chun Chuan ^g,i  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^g I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

ⁱ TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Complementary and alternative medicine; Stroke; Traditional Chinese medicine; Use

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CHINESE MEDICINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; STROKE PATIENT; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA; VERY ELDERLY; WHITE COLLAR WORKER; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STROKE REHABILITATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE REHABILITATION; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84983670732     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-016-1272-0     Document Type: Article

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