Decreased overall mortality rate with Chinese herbal medicine usage in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Fuu-Jen Tsai (Author), Pei-Yuu Yang (Author), Chao-Jung Chen (Author), Ju-Pi Li (Author), Te-Mao Li (Author), Jian-Shiun Chiou (Author), Chi-Fung Cheng (Author), Po-Heng Chuang (Author), Ting-Hsu Lin (Author), Chiu-Chu Liao (Author), Shao-Mei Huang (Author), Bo Ban (Author), Wen-Miin Liang (Author), Ying-Ju Lin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Liver cirrhosis is one of the main causes of the morbidity and mortality in liver diseases. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has long been used for the clinical treatment of liver diseases. This study was designed to explore the usage frequency and prescription patterns of CHM for p...