Does the couse of astragalus-containing Chinese herbal prescriptions and radiotherapy benefit to non-small-cell lung cancer treatment: A meta-analysis of randomized trials

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  He, Hailang ^a   Zhou, Xianmei ^a   Wang, Qian ^a   Zhao, Yang ^a  

^a AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

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EID: 84893762277     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/426207     Document Type: Review

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