Stratified analysis of the relationship between traditional Chinese medicine constitutional types and health status in the general population based on data of 8 448 cases

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 382-389

  Zhu, Yan Bo ^a   Wang, Qi ^a   Chen, Ke Fan ^b   Wu, Yu E ^a   Hong, Wei Li ^a   Liu, Li ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Constitution in Chinese medicine questionnaire; Health status; Physical constitution theory; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENTLENESS CONSTITUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; PHLEGM DAMPNESS CONSTITUTION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX RATIO; SHORT FORM 36;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955404650     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20110406     Document Type: Article

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