Mortality and recurrence of vascular disease among stroke patients treated with combined TCM therapy

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 173-178

  Zhao, Xiao Feng ^a   Su, Shi Jun ^a   Guo, Yun Hong ^a   Wang, Shu ^a  

^a FIRST TEACHING HOSPITAL OF TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Mortality; Recurrence; Risk factors; Stroke; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 84863567234     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(13)60007-2     Document Type: Article

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