Does acupuncture have additional value to standard poststroke motor rehabilitation?

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Published in Stroke on January 01, 2002

Authors

Frank Kai-Hoi Sze1, Eric Wong, Xiang Yi, Jean Woo

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, Shatin Hospital, Hong Kong. fkhsze@hotmail.com

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