Application and thinking of cohort study in clinical research of acupuncture and moxibustion / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
;
(12): 545-548, 2021.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-877655
ABSTRACT
Cohort study has been greatly considered and widely used in clinical research of traditional Chinese medicine in China, but it is seldom applied in the field of acupuncture and moxibustion. This paper introduces the development background, basic concepts, advantages and limitations of cohort study, analyzes the existing problems in the evaluation of acupuncture and moxibustion curative effect and development status of cohort study in the cycle of acupuncture and moxibustion, explores the feasibility and value of such method in clinical research of acupuncture and moxibustion and proposes the methodological suggestions on rigorous design, control of selective bias, control of cohort migration and reduction of loss to follow
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Acupuncture Therapy
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China
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Cohort Studies
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Acupuncture
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Medicine, Chinese Traditional
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Moxibustion
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
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