Methodology and reporting quality of systematic review/meta-analysis of traditional Chinese medicine

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 797-805

  Junhua, Zhang ^a   Hongcai, Shang ^a   Xiumei, Gao ^a   Boli, Zhang ^a   Yaozu, Xiang ^a   Hongbo, Cao ^a   Ming, Ren ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INTEGRIPETAL RHODIOLA EXTRACT; PUERARIN; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA EXTRACT; TETRAMETHYLPYRAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

CHINA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PEER REVIEW; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 35948979969     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.7195     Document Type: Review

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