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ArticleFrontiers in neurology2026

Commentary: Use of acupuncture in stroke and stroke complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis based on sham-controlled trials.

Runcheng Wang, Yibin Zhao, Lihua Xuan

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Article in Frontiers in neurology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Runcheng WangThe First School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yibin ZhaoDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Lihua XuanDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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6 · The paper itself

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