Development of a Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome-Specific Scale for Ulcerative Colitis: The Large Intestine Dampness-Heat Syndrome Questionnaire

The aim of this study was to develop and validate the large intestine dampness-heat syndrome questionnaire (LIDHSQ) for patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). The domains and items of the LIDHSQ were developed according to standard procedures, namely, construct definition, item generation, language...

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Main Authors: Xin-lin Chen, Yi Wen, Zu-chun Wu, Bei-ping Zhang, Zheng-kun Hou, Jun-lin Xiao, Man-qing Lin, Yue Hu, Zhe-li Wu, Jie-min Deng, Feng-bin Liu, Tian-wen Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4039019