Adjunctive traditional Chinese medicine therapy for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis: A population-based study

International Forum of Allergy and Rhinology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 240-246

  Yen, Hung Rong ^a,b   Sun, Mao Feng ^a,b   Lin, Cheng Li ^a   Sung, Fung Chang ^b   Wang, Chen Chi ^c,d   Liang, Kai Li ^c,d,e  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Complementary and alternative therapy; Functional endoscopic sinus surgery; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

BU ZHONG YI QI TANG; CANG ER SAN; CHUAN XIONG CHAO TIAO SAN; GE GEN TANG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; JIA WEI XIAO YAO SAN; LONG DAN XIE GAN TANG; SHO SEIRYU TO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIANG SHA LIU JUN ZI TANG; XIN YI QING FEI TANG; XIN YI SAN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BAIZHI; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC RHINOSINUSITIS; COMORBIDITY; DATA BASE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WESTERN MEDICINE; ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923912907     PISSN: 20426976     EISSN: 20426984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/alr.21446     Document Type: Article

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