Symptom characteristics of Kidney-Yin deficiency and Kidney-Yang deficiency in Hong Kong Chinese midlife women

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 457-460

  Chen, Run Qiu ^a   Cao, Ke Jian ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^b   Wong, Chit Ming ^b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROL GROUP; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASE; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YANG DEFICIENCY; YIN DEFICIENCY; YIN-YANG;

EID: 45749118734     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.7202     Document Type: Letter

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