Study designs of randomized controlled trials not based on Chinese medicine theory are improper

• Main Authors: Jiao Yan (Author), He Yuxin (Author), Engle Veronica F (Author), Yan Jian (Author), Gu Weikuan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Current biomedical research methods to evaluate the efficacy of Chinese medicine interventions are often conceptually incompatible with the theory and clinical practice of Chinese medicine. In this commentary, we (1) highlight the theory and principles underlying...