Acupuncture for adults with overactive bladder
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Acupuncture for adults with overactive bladder
BACKGROUND Overactive bladder is stated as the occurrence of urinary urgency which will cause negative impacts and decrease patients' health-related quality of life. The aim of this systematic review is to assess the efficiency and safety of acupuncture for adults with overactive bladder (OAB) comparing with sham-acupuncture, drugs, and acupuncture plus drugs. METHODS We independently searche...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0025-7974
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000009838