Decreased fracture incidence with traditional Chinese medicine therapy in patients with osteoporosis: a nationwide population-based cohort study
Abstract Background There are no published studies regarding the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the prevention of osteoporotic fracture. Therefore, we conducted this nationwide, population-based cohort study to investigate the probable effect of TCM to decrease the fracture rate....
Main Authors: | Yu-Chi Wang, Jen-Huai Chiang, Hsin-Cheng Hsu, Chun-Hao Tsai |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-02-01
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Series: | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-019-2446-3 |
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