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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2019

Effects of Chinese Herbal Medicines on the Risk of Overall Mortality, Readmission, and Reoperation in Hip Fracture Patients.

Chi-Fung Cheng, Ying-Ju Lin, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Te-Mao Li, Ting-Hsu Lin, Chiu-Chu Liao, Shao-Mei Huang, Xiang Liu, Ming-Ju Li, Bo Ban and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Chi-Fung ChengGenetic Center, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Ying-Ju LinGenetic Center, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Fuu-Jen TsaiGenetic Center, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Te-Mao LiSchool of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Ting-Hsu LinGenetic Center, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chiu-Chu LiaoGenetic Center, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Shao-Mei HuangGenetic Center, Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Xiang LiuNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Ming-Ju LiGraduate Institute of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Bo BanChinese Research Center for Behavior Medicine in Growth and Development, Jining, China.
Wen-Miin LiangGraduate Institute of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Jeff Chien-Fu LinDepartment of Statistics, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hip fracture is a major public health concern, with high incidence rates in the elderly worldwide. Hip fractures are associated with increased medical costs, patient dependency on families, and higher rates of morbidity and mortality. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is typically characterized as cost-effective and suitable for long-term use with few side effects. To better understand the effects of CHM on hip fracture patients, we utilized a population-based database to investigate the demographic characteristics, cumulative incidence of overall mortality, readmission, reoperation, and patterns of CHM prescription. We found that CHM usage was associated with a lower risk of overall mortality [

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Chinese herbal medicinehip fractureoverall mortalityreadmissionreoperation

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