A survey of Chinese herbal medicine intake amongst preoperative patients in Hong Kong

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 506-513

  Critchley, L A H ^a   Chen, D Q ^a   Lee, A ^a   Thomas, G N ^b   Tomlinson, B ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Traditional Chinese medicine, herbal medicine: preoperative, anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANGELICA EXTRACT; ASTRAGALUS EXTRACT; BARBARY WOLFBERRY EXTRACT; CHINESE DRUG; CHRYSANTHEMUM EXTRACT; COIX EXTRACT; CORDYCEP EXTRACT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; EUCOMMIA EXTRACT; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GASTRODIA EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; INDIAN BUEAD EXTRACT; KAVA EXTRACT; KUSAMAKI EXTRACT; LONGAN EXTRACT; MELATONIN; MORIDA EXTRACT; PRIMROSE OIL; REHMANNIA EXTRACT; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALERIAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BARBARY WOLFBERRY; CANCER; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INDIAN BUEAD; INSOMNIA; KUMASAKI; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORIDA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 23644459512     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0503300414     Document Type: Article

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