Chinese herbal medicine for dysfunctional uterine bleeding: A meta-analysis

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-105

  Tu, Xiang ^a   Huang, Gaomin ^a   Tan, Shengkui ^a  

^a CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal medicine; Dysfunctional uterine bleeding; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trials; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BAZHEN TANG; BUSHEN TIAOJING FANG; CHINESE DRUG; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; FUFANG SHUDI; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE; PROGESTERONE; TIAOJING HAO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; META ANALYSIS; METRORRHAGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 60749095463     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem063     Document Type: Article

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