The indispensable value of clinical trials in the modernization of traditional chinese medicine: 12 years' experience at CUHK and future perspectives

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 587-604

  Liang, Willmann ^a   Yew, David T ^a   Hon, Kam Lun ^a   Wong, Chun Kwok ^a   Kwok, Timothy C Y ^a   Leung, Ping Chung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Allergic Dermatitis; Asthma; Clinical Trial; Coronary Artery Disease; Diabetic Foot Ulcer; Immunomodulation; Osteoporosis; Respiratory Viral Infection; Review; Rhinitis; Traditional Chinese Medicine

Indexed keywords

CUF 2; CUF2; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PENTAHERBS; SHI BI LIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIABETIC FOOT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EPIMEDIUM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MODERN TIMES; MODERNIZATION; NEOPLASM; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PSORALEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHMANNIA; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR; ULCER; UNIVERSITY; ASTHMA; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FORECASTING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NEOPLASMS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RHINITIS; TRENDS; VIROLOGY;

ASTHMA; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIABETIC FOOT; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NEOPLASMS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RHINITIS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84901775910     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X14500384     Document Type: Article

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