An n-of-1 trial service in clinical practice: Testing the effectiveness of Liuwei Dihuang decoction for kidney-yin deficiency syndrome

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Yuhong, Huang ^a   Qian, Liu ^a   Yu, Liu ^a   Yingqiang, Zhao ^a   Yanfen, Li ^a   Shujing, Yu ^a   Shufang, Qin ^a   Lanjun, Sun ^a   Shuxuan, Zou ^a   Baohe, Wang ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIUWEIDIHUANG TANG; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DECISION MAKING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY YIN DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; LIKERT SCALE; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; YIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84885653486     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/827915     Document Type: Article

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