Improvement of agreement in TCM diagnosis among TCM practitioners for persons with the conventional diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis: Effect of training

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 381-386

  Zhang, Grant G ^a   Singh, Betsy ^b   Lee, Wenlin ^a   Handwerger, Barry ^a   Lao, Lixing ^a   Berman, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Medicus East Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MARYLAND; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43749100920     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.0712     Document Type: Article

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