Investigation on chinese herbal medicine for primary dysmenorrhea: Implication from a nationwide prescription database in taiwan

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 116-125

  Chen, Hsing Yu ^a,b   Lin, Yi Hsuan ^a,b   Su, Irene H ^c   Chen, Yu Chun ^d   Yang, Sien hung ^a,b   Chen, Jiun liang ^a,b,d  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Association rule mining; Chinese herbal medicine; Primary dysmenorrhea; The National Health Insurance Research Database

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION RULE MINING; CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE; PRIMARY DYSMENORRHEA; THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE RESEARCH DATABASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894243228     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.11.012     Document Type: Article

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