Characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine use in children with asthma: A nationwide population-based study

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1610-1613

  Huang, T P ^a,b   Liu, P H ^c   Lien, A S Y ^c   Yang, S L ^a,b   Chang, H H ^a,b   Yen, H R ^a,b,d,e  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

complementary and alternative medicine; pediatric asthma; traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

BEI MU; CANG ER SAN; CHAN TUI; DING CHUAN TANG; GE GEN TANG; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS EXTRACT; HOU PO; JIE GENG; MAXING GAN SHI TANG; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; QING FEI TANG; SHO SEIRYU TO; TING LI ZI; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WU MEI; XIANG SHA LIU JUN ZI TANG; XIN YI SAN; XING REN; YU PING FENG SAN; YU XING CAO;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHINESE MEDICINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULBERRY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; PEDIATRIC ASTHMA; TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TAIWAN;

EID: 84889601334     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/all.12273     Document Type: Article

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