Chinese medicine for acute upper respiratory tract infection: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 706-716

  Zhang, Wen Bing ^a   Jiang, Hong Li ^a   Zhou, Wei ^a   Zhong, Yun Qing ^a   Yang, Hong Mei ^a   Fu, Juan Juan ^a   Mao, Bing ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute upper respiratory tract infections; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trial; Systematic review; Traditional Chinese herbal drug

Indexed keywords

ANDROGRAPHOLIDE; CHAIGE QINGRE; CHAIHUANG; DAQINGDONG; FUFANG SHUANGHUA; FUFANG SHUNGHUA; GANMAO QINGRE; GEGEN DECOCTION; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JINFANG; JINLIAN QINGRE; JIUWEI QIANGHUO; LIANPU; MAHUANG ZHISOU; NEW DRUG; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; RENDONG GANMAO; SHUANGHUANGLIAN; SHUANGJIE; SHUANGJINLIAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YINGQIAO JIEDU; YINMA ANTIVIRUS;

BODY TEMPERATURE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEVER; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

COMMON COLD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 73449089428     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20090802     Document Type: Review

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