Clinical reasoning in traditional Chinese medicine: Implications for clinical research

Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 94-101

  Zaslawski, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ETHNOLOGY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RADIAL ARTERY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TONGUE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0344393733     PISSN: 14611449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1461-1449(03)00044-6     Document Type: Article

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