Fire-heat and qi deficiency syndromes as predictors of short-term prognosis of acute ischemic stroke

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 721-728

  Cheng, Shu Chen ^a   Lin, Chien Hsiung ^a   Chang, Yeu Jhy ^a   Lee, Tsong Hai ^a   Ryu, Shan Jin ^a   Chen, Chun Hsien ^b   Chang, Her Kun ^b   Chang, Chee Jen ^a   Hu, Wen Long ^a,c,d   Hung, Yu Chiang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIRE HEAT SYNDROME; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QI DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; SYNDROME; YIN DEFICIENCY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QI; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STROKE; SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84881445937     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2012.0546     Document Type: Article

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