Effects of Chinese herbal medicine Bushen Huoxue Granule on quality of life of patients with Parkinson disease: A randomized, double-blinded and placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 310-317

  Li, Min ^a   Yang, Ming Hui ^a   Liu, Yi ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal; Double blinded method; Drugs; Parkinson disease; Placebos; Quality of life; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BUSHEN HUOXUE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LEVODOPA; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PARKINSON DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE 39; PARKINSON DISEASE SLEEP SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT DURATION; UNIFIED PARKINSON DISEASE RATING SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863372807     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20120310     Document Type: Article

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