Meta-analysis of the effectiveness of traditional Chinese herbal formula Zhen Wu Decoction for the treatment of hypertension

BMJ Open

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  Xiong, Xingjiang ^a   Wang, Pengqian ^a   Li, Shengjie ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZHEN WU DECOCTION;

ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CNKI DATABASE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WANFANG DATABASE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 84960116020     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007291     Document Type: Article

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