Acupuncture May Be a Potential Complementary Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Network Meta-Analysis

<div>Funnel plot assessment of publication bias for total effect (a) and ADL (b). A-Herbal medicine. B-Western medicine. C-Acupuncture. D-Acupuncture + Herbal medicine. E-Acupuncture + Herbal medicine + Western medicine. F-Acupuncture + Western medicine. G-Herbal medicine + Western medicine. Most of the dots are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the vertical line of the X = 0, indicating a low possibility of both bias and the small sample effect.</div>

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Figure 5: Acupuncture May Be a Potential Complementary Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease: A Network Meta-Analysis 