Efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion in treating Bell's palsy: A multicenter randomized controlled trial in China

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1502-1506

  Li, Ying ^a   Liang, Fan Rong ^a   Yu, Shu Guang ^a   Li, Chang Du ^b   Hu, Liang Xiang ^b   Zhou, Dong ^c   Yuan, Xiu Li ^d   Li, Yi ^e   Xia, Xiao Hong ^a  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b Hospital of Chendu University of TCM   (China)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Mianyang Municipal Institute of TCM   (China)

^e SICHUAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture and moxibustion; Bell's palsy; FDI score; House Brackmann scale; Multicenter trial; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

BENDAZOL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; PREDNISONE; THIAMINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; BELL PALSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOXIBUSTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8844254672     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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