Establishing evidence for Chinese medicine: A case example of irritable bowel syndrome

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 487-492

  Bensoussan, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal drugs; Evidence based medicine; Individualization of treatment; Irritable bowel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALOSETRON; CHINESE DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLACEBO;

CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG UTILIZATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COLONIC DISEASES, FUNCTIONAL; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0035708804     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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