Quality and risk of bias in Panax ginseng randomized controlled trials: A review

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 231-252

  Shergis, Johannah L ^a   Zhang, Anthony L ^a   Zhou, Wenyu ^a   Xue, Charlie C ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Herbal Medicine; Methodology; Panax ginseng; Review; Risk of Bias

Indexed keywords

CHEONG KWAN JANG; GERIMAX; GINSENG EXTRACT; PKC 169 79; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CHECKLIST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG QUALITY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GINSENG; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MOOD; NEOPLASM; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; XEROSTOMIA;

DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; PANAX; PHYTOTHERAPY; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84876243620     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X13500171     Document Type: Review

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