Traditional chinese medicine: An update on clinical evidence

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 301-312

  Xue, Charlie C L ^a   Zhang, Anthony L ^a   Greenwood, Kenneth M ^a   Lin, Vivian ^b   Story, David F ^a  

^a WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR REFERENCE AND RESEARCH ON INFLUENZA   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CHINESE MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; MOXIBUSTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; TAI CHI; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649284916     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0293     Document Type: Review

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