Decreased Risk of Stroke in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Receiving Acupuncture Treatment: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study

• Chun-Chuan Shih,

  Affiliation School of Chinese Medicine for Post-Baccalaureate, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Yi-Ting Hsu,

  Affiliation Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Neurology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Hwang-Huei Wang,

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Ta-Liang Chen,

  Affiliations Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Health Policy Research Centre, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Chin-Chuan Tsai,

  Affiliation School of Chinese Medicine for Post-Baccalaureate, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Hsin-Long Lane,

  Affiliation School of Chinese Medicine for Post-Baccalaureate, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Chun-Chieh Yeh,

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Fung-Chang Sung,

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

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• Wen-Ta Chiu,

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Yih-Giun Cherng ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yih-Giun Cherng, Chien-Chang Liao

  Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan

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• Chien-Chang Liao

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yih-Giun Cherng, Chien-Chang Liao

  * E-mail: jacky48863027@yahoo.com.tw

  Affiliations Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Health Policy Research Centre, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

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