Prescription patterns of Chinese herbal products for patients with uterine fibroid in Taiwan: A nationwide population-based study

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 171, Issue , 2015, Pages 223-230

  Yen, Hung Rong ^a,b   Chen, Ying Yu ^a   Huang, Tzu Ping ^a   Chang, Tung Ti ^a,b   Tsao, Jung Ying ^a,b   Chen, Bor Chyuan ^c   Sun, Mao Feng ^a,b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan; National health insurance research database; Rhizoma Sparganii; Traditional Chinese medicine; Uterine fibroid

Indexed keywords

BU ZHONG YI QI TANG; CHINESE DRUG; DANG GUI SHAO YAO SAN; E ZHU; GUI PI TANG WEN JING TANG; GUI ZHI FU LING WAN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HUANG QI; JIA WEI XIAO YAO SAN; MU LI; PU HUANG; SAN LENG; SAN ZHONG KUI JIAN TANG; SHAO FU ZHU YU TANG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XIANG FU; XIONG GUI JIAO AI TANG; XUE FU ZHU YU TANG; YAN HU SUO; YI MU CAO;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHINESE MEDICINE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG INDUSTRY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; MOXIBUSTION; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOM SAMPLE; RHIZOME; SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA; TAIWAN; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAUMATOLOGY; UTERUS MYOMA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; LEIOMYOMA; YOUNG ADULT;

CINNAMOMUM VERUM; PORIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84934920241     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.05.038     Document Type: Article

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