Chinese herbs in treatment of influenza: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1362-1369

  Wang, Lei ^a   Zhang, Rui Ming ^a   Liu, Gui Ying ^b   Wei, Bao Lin ^b   Wang, Yang ^c   Cai, Hong Yan ^d   Li, Feng Sen ^e   Xu, Yan Ling ^f   Zheng, Si Ping ^g   Wang, Gang ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c Shanxi Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

^d CHANGCHUN UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^e Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region   (China)

^f LIAONING UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^g CHANGCHUN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Influenza; Randomized controlled trial; Traditional Chinese herb

Indexed keywords

ANTIWEI; CHINESE DRUG; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPUTUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLACEBOS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955659562     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.05.015     Document Type: Article

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