Outcome Measures of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Hypertension: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
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Outcome Measures of Chinese Herbal Medicine for Hypertension: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
Objective. The aim of this overview was to summarize the outcome measures of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) for the treatment of hypertension based on available systematic reviews (SRs), so as to evaluate the potential benefits and advantages of CHM on hypertension. Methods. Literature searches were conducted in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, MEDLINE, and 4 databases in Chinese. SR...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1741-427X,1741-4288
DOI: 10.1155/2012/697237