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BI (Barthel Index), CI (confidence interval), EA (electroacupuncture), FMA (Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Sensorimotor Recovery), MAS (Modified Ashworth Scale), MD (mean difference), MDD (minimum detectable difference), RC (routine care), SMD (standardized mean difference)Purchase one-time access:
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Supported by Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Department and the Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences (GPACMS) (grant no. 2012A032500009); and in part by a grant from the International Science and Technology Cooperation Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (grant no. 2012DFA31760) and the China-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine, funded by GPACMS and Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong China and RMIT University, Australia.
Disclosures: none.