Development of a Chinese Medicine Pattern Severity Index for Understanding Eating Disorders
Sarah Fogarty, David Harris, Chris Zaslawski, Andrew J. McAinch, and Lily Stojanovska · The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine · 2012 July
DOI 10.1089/acm.2011.0069
Objective
The purpose of this study is to identify and quantify the TCM patterns relevant to eating disorders based on a systematic evaluation of the results of a self-reported questionnaire.
Conclusions
This reported highlighted the efficacy of Chinese medicine pattern in evidence-based research
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