Letter to the editor

A commentary on “Acupoint application therapies for essential hypertension: a systematic review and Meta-analysis”

  • Yumeng Wang ,
  • Xintian Shou ,
  • Dong Li
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  • 1 Department of Cardiology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongfang Hospital, Beijing 100078, China
    2 Department of Cardiology, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Guang'anmen Hospital, Beijing 100053, China

Received date: 2022-11-15

  Accepted date: 2023-01-08

  Online published: 2023-03-14

Cite this article

Yumeng Wang , Xintian Shou , Dong Li . A commentary on “Acupoint application therapies for essential hypertension: a systematic review and Meta-analysis”[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2023 , 43(2) : 211 -211 . DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2023.02.002

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