Exploring the role of multiple chronic conditions in traditional Chinese medicine use and three types of traditional Chinese medicine therapy among adults in Taiwan

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 350-357

  Cheng, Ting Yi ^a,b   Chou, Yiing Jenq ^a   Huang, Nicole ^b,c   Pu, Christy ^d   Chou, Yu Ju ^e   Chou, Pesus ^a,d  

^a Institute of Public Health   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Institute of Hospital and Health Care Administration   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; MOXIBUSTION; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; TRAUMATOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930579915     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2014.0227     Document Type: Article

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