Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine as an Adjunct Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Guoxin Zhang; Nian Xiong; Zhentao Zhang; Ling Liu; Jinsha Huang; Jiaolong Yang; Jing Wu; Zhicheng Lin; Tao Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0118498

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Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine as an Adjunct Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Guoxin Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Guoxin Zhang, Nian Xiong, Zhentao Zhang

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Nian Xiong ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Guoxin Zhang, Nian Xiong, Zhentao Zhang

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Zhentao Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Guoxin Zhang, Nian Xiong, Zhentao Zhang

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Ling Liu,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Jinsha Huang,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Jiaolong Yang,

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Jing Wu,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Zhicheng Lin,

Affiliations Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and Mailman Neuroscience Research Center, Belmont, Massachusetts, United States of America, Harvard Neuro Discovery Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Tao Wang

* E-mail: wangtaowh@hust.edu.cn

Affiliation Department of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine as an Adjunct Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Guoxin Zhang,
Nian Xiong,
Zhentao Zhang,
Ling Liu,
Jinsha Huang,
Jiaolong Yang,
Jing Wu,
Zhicheng Lin,
Tao Wang

Published: March 10, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118498

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Letter to the Editor concerning: “Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine as an Adjunct Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis.” by Zhang G, Xiong N, Zhang Z, Liu L, Huang J, Yang J. 2015 Mar. Posted by meninonas on 29 Mar 2015 at 22:46 GMT

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