BCQs: A Body Constitution Questionnaire to assess Stasis in traditional Chinese medicine

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Lin, Jun Dai ^a,b   Lin, Jui Shan ^a   Chen, Li Li ^a   Chang, Chih Hung ^a,c   Huang, Yi Chia ^d   Su, Yi Chang ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ChanDer Clinic   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body constitution; Delphi method; Evidence based medicine (EBM); Personalized medicine; Stasis; Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY SURFACE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEAD; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STASIS BODY CONSTITUTION QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRUNK; VALIDITY;

EID: 84872391001     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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