Comparative efficacy of different types of acupuncture as adjuvant therapy on carotid atherosclerosis: a protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis

• Jiao Liu,
• Ning Zhang,
• Zhihong Yang,
• Qian Mo,
• Xianming Wu,
• Xiaolou Huang,
• Shuangmei Xu,
• Xiaofang Yang

Affiliations

Jiao Liu

Department of Neurology, Laboratory of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Rare disease center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

Ning Zhang

Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People`s Republic of China

Zhihong Yang

1 Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Qian Mo

Department of Acupuncture, Guang`anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China

Xianming Wu

School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China

Xiaolou Huang

School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang City, Guizhou, China

Shuangmei Xu

School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang City, Guizhou, China

Xiaofang Yang

School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China