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ReviewChinese journal of integrative medicine2012

Chinese integrative medicine: translation toward person-centered and balanced medicine.

Xue-Gang Sun, Wei-Kang Wu, Zhi-Ping Lu

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Review in Chinese journal of integrative medicine, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Chinese medicine education and its challenges in the United States.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2014
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  4. Evidence-based chinese medicine for hypertension.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013
    Article
  5. Trends in the treatment of hypertension from the perspective of traditional chinese medicine.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013
    Article
  6. Outcome measures of chinese herbal medicine for hypertension: an overview of systematic reviews.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2012
    Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Xue-Gang SunThe Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China. sxg_smu@126.com
Wei-Kang Wu
Zhi-Ping Lu

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chinese integrative medicine (CIM) focuses on the integration of conventional medicine (biomedicine) with Chinese medicine (CM). Although the CIM field has witnessed several advancements, the definition and classification of CIM is not quite clear, given that an independent theory system has not yet been established in this field. Therefore, future research and studies should focus on the following objectives: (1) emphasizing CM features, (2) improving CIM positioning, and (3) establishing CIM standards. These concerted efforts will help CIM be at par with international standards and criteria. With the development of CIM, the world will embrace a new medical system providing person-centered treatment with a balanced medicine approach.

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Integrative MedicineMedicine, Chinese TraditionalPrecision MedicineChinaHumans

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