Individually integrated traditional chinese medicine approach in the management of knee osteoarthritis: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Yuelong, Cao ^a   Hongsheng, Zhan ^a   Jian, Pang ^a   Feiyue, Li ^b   Shaojian, Xu ^c   Jinghua, Gao ^d   Zhanwang, Xu ^e   Gang, Li ^e   Ting, Liu ^a   Chaoqing, Guo ^a   Yinyu, Shi ^a  

^a SHUGUANG HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GDHTCM Affiliated to Guangdong University of TCM   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^e SHANDONG UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNTER OSTEOPHYTES CAPSULE; FUFNAG ZIJIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUI NA;

EID: 79959326210     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-12-160     Document Type: Article

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