Use of Kampo diagnosis in randomized controlled trials of Kampo products in Japan: A systematic review

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Motoo, Yoshiharu ^a   Arai, Ichiro ^b   Tsutani, Kiichiro ^c  

^a KANAZAWA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIHON PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

CHINESE MEDICINE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; JAPAN; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARDS;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; JAPAN; MEDICINE, KAMPO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84905919164     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104422     Document Type: Review

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