A novel approach to evaluate traditional Chinese medicine treatment outcomes using pattern identification

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 357-367

  Berle, Christine A ^a   Cobbin, Deirdre ^a   Smith, Narelle ^a   Zaslawski, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS LOAD; CHINESE MEDICINE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEPACIVIRUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; VIROLOGY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 77951971266     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0367     Document Type: Article

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