Comparative effectiveness of East Asian traditional medicine for treatment of idiopathic short stature in children: Systematic review and network meta-analysis
Lee B, Kwon CY, Jang S · Integrative Medicine Research · 2022 June
DOI 10.1016/j.imr.2022.100832
Objective
To compare and ranke various East Asian traditional medicine (EATM) therapies for the treatment of pediatric idiopathic short stature (ISS) using network meta-analysis.
Conclusions
For the treatment of idiopathic short stature (ISS), herbal medicine (HM) plus growth hormone (GH) might have a large beneficial effect and might be a better option than East Asian traditional medicine (EATM) therapies and GH alone.
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