Traditional Chinese medicine usage among schizophrenia patients

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 336-342

  Lin, Herng Ching ^a   Yang, Wei Chung Vivian ^a   Lee, Hsin Chien ^b,c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Schizophrenia; TCM usage; Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56349143365     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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