The efficacy of Chinese medicine for SARS: A review of Chinese publications after the crisis

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 575-581

  Leung, Ping Chung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Efficacy review; Herbal treatment; SARS

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; GLUCOCORTICOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; STEROID;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CHEST INFECTION; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIC; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION CONTROL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN THERAPY; REMISSION; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SUPERINFECTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHINA; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PUBLISHING; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 34548158453     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X07005077     Document Type: Review

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