Sanfu acupoint herbal patching for stable asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2016.11.007 Byline: Fen Zhou (a)(b), Ning Liang (b), Manfred Maier (c), Jian-ping Liu (b)(d) Abstract: * Sanfu acupoint herbal patching (SAHP) used for asthma was systematically reviewed. * 34 randomised clinical trials involved 3313 asthma patients. * SAHP used alone or in combination with usual care appears to be more effective. * SAHP therapy seems to be safe. * Rigorous trials for preventing asthma attack need to be conducted. Author Affiliation: (a) School of Nursing, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 11 Bei San Huan Dong Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China (b) Center for Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine; 11 Bei San Huan Dong Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China (c) Department of General Practice, Center for Public Health, Medical University of Vienna, Kinderspitalgasse 15/1. Stock, A-1090, Vienna, Austria (d) National Research Centre in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NAFKAM), Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromso, Norway Article History: Received 23 February 2016; Revised 6 October 2016; Accepted 18 November 2016.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

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Complementary therapies in medicine - 30(2017), Seite 40-53

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Englisch

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Zhou, Fen [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Ning [Sonstige Person]
Maier, Manfred [Sonstige Person]
Liu, Jian-ping [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Acupuncture
Alternative medicine
Analysis
Asthma
Chinese medicine
Confidence intervals
Data bases
Intervention
Medical colleges
Prevention
Quality
Studies

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10.1016/j.ctim.2016.11.007

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