Efficacy and safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine for the treatment of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a systematic review

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-9

  Deng, Xin ^a   Jiang, Manjun ^a   Zhao, Xiaofang ^a   Liang, Jian ^a  

^a RUIKANG HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO GUANGXI UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Safety; Systematic review; Traditional Chinese Medicine

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; PLACEBO;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HIV-1; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84893872351     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(14)60046-7     Document Type: Review

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