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Evidence-based practice method of integrative Chinese and Western medicine based on literature retrieval through PICO question and complementary and alternative medicine topics / 中国结合医学杂志
Chinese journal of integrative medicine ; (12): 542-548, 2010.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-308725
ABSTRACT
An evidence-based practice method according to literature retrieval through PICO (Patients, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) questions and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) topics, which can obtain helpful evidence for guiding clinical practice, was introduced with a practical example in this paper. The knowledge of diseases and Western medicine treatment can be acquired by literature retrieval through PICO question, while searching by CAM topics may provide evidence for Chinese medicine (CM). Thus the author held that literature retrieval through both PICO question and CAM topics was an ideal evidence-based practice method for integrative Chinese and Western medicine (ICWM). However, since the standard in CM evidence hierarchy is still under study, the value of the CAM thematic retrieval method remains very limited. In the future, studies on the definition and hierarchy of CM evidences and the herb-drug interaction between Western and Chinese medicine during a combination therapy should be strengthened to improve the status of ICWM evidence-based practice.
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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Physiology / Atrial Fibrillation / Therapeutics / Complementary Therapies / Surveys and Questionnaires / Treatment Outcome / Evidence-Based Medicine / Internet / Herb-Drug Interactions / Integrative Medicine Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Chinese journal of integrative medicine Year: 2010 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: WPRIM (Western Pacific) Main subject: Physiology / Atrial Fibrillation / Therapeutics / Complementary Therapies / Surveys and Questionnaires / Treatment Outcome / Evidence-Based Medicine / Internet / Herb-Drug Interactions / Integrative Medicine Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Chinese journal of integrative medicine Year: 2010 Type: Article