Symptom combinations assessed in traditional Chinese medicine and its predictive role in ACR20 efficacy response in rheumatoid arthritis

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 675-683

  He, Yiting ^a   Lu, Aiping ^b   Lu, Cheng ^b   Zha, Yinglin ^c   Yan, Xiaoping ^d   Song, Yuejin ^e   Zeng, Shengping ^f   Liu, Wei ^g   Zhu, Wanhua ^h   Su, Li ^b   Feng, Xinghua ⁱ   Qian, Xian ^j   Tsang, Ian ^k  

^a GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c Jiangxi TCM University   (China)

^d Sino Japan Friendship Hospital   (China)

^e HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^f CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^g TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^h Nantong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^j Jiangsu Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Efficacy; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CHINESE DRUG; DICLOFENAC; DRYNARIA EXTRACT; EPIMEDIUM EXTRACT; EUPOLYPHAGA SEU STELEOPHAGA EXTRACT; GLUCOSIDORUM TRIPTERYGLL TOTORUM; INSECT VENOM; LUMBRICUS EXTRACT; METHOTREXATE; NIDUS VESPA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; REHMANNIA EXTRACT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YISHEN JUANBI;

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD LIMB; COLD TOLERANCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRYNARIA; EUPOLYPHAGA SEU STELEOPHAGA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; JOINT SWELLING; LIMB DISEASE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LUMBRICUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; NIDUS VESPA; NOCTURIA; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THIRST; URINE COLOR; VOMITING; WEAKNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIPTERYGIUM;

EID: 52049114444     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X08006144     Document Type: Article

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