Eight-year survival of AIDS patients treated with chinese herbal medicine

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 261-274

  Zhao, Hai Lu ^a   Sun, Chuan Zheng ^b   Jiang, Wei Ping ^b   Dai, Zhi Kai ^a   Shi, Wu Xiang ^a   Yang, Ke Ke ^a   Mu, Xue Jing ^a   Zhang, Xiao Xi ^a   Sui, Yi ^a,c  

^a GUILIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Sun's Institute of Chinese Herbal Medicine   (China)

^c GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Antiretroviral Combination Therapy; Chinese Herbal Medicine; Homeostasis; Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIDS PATIENT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BODY WEIGHT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHILD; CHINESE; CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; INFANT; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897866811     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X14500177     Document Type: Article

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