Is the combination of acupuncture and Western medicine superior to monotherapy in the treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis

Xinran Wei, Yan Tan, Chao Ke, Yang Cao, Zhengrong Xie, Liumei Yuan, Jiang Pan, Wei Zhang

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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000032093
Published: 2022-12-16
Container: Medicine
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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@article{allodium:10.1097/md.0000000000032093,
  title = {Is the combination of acupuncture and Western medicine superior to monotherapy in the treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis},
  author = {Xinran Wei and Yan Tan and Chao Ke and Yang Cao and Zhengrong Xie and Liumei Yuan and Jiang Pan and Wei Zhang},
  year = {2022},
  journal = {Medicine},
  doi = {10.1097/md.0000000000032093},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000032093}
}

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TI  - Is the combination of acupuncture and Western medicine superior to monotherapy in the treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis
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AU  - Liumei Yuan
AU  - Jiang Pan
AU  - Wei Zhang
PY  - 2022
JO  - Medicine
DO  - 10.1097/md.0000000000032093
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Wei, X., Tan, Y., Ke, C., Cao, Y., Xie, Z., Yuan, L., Pan, J., & Zhang, W. (2022). Is the combination of acupuncture and Western medicine superior to monotherapy in the treatment of patients with Alzheimer’s disease: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis. Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000032093

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