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Review
. 2015 Aug;35(4):473-7.
doi: 10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30127-8.

Survival rate: an indicator of the management of acquired immune deficiency syndrome using Traditional Chinese Medicine

Liu Zhibin, Meng Changhai, Yang Jiping, Chen Xiumin, Jin Yantao
Review

Survival rate: an indicator of the management of acquired immune deficiency syndrome using Traditional Chinese Medicine

Liu Zhibin et al. J Tradit Chin Med. 2015 Aug.

Abstract

Complementary and alternative medicine, including Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), has been used as therapy against acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) for almost 30 years. Based on evaluation indicators for AIDS treatment using TCM, we discuss why the survival rate (which has been used widely in Western Medicine) should be adopted as a new important indicator of TCM treatment for AIDS. We advise that further prospective or retrospective cohort studies should be carried out to confirm this hypothesis.

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