Validation of a new simple scale to measure symptoms in heart failure from traditional Chinese medicine view: a cross-sectional questionnaire study.

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Published in BMC Complement Altern Med on September 02, 2016

Authors

Tieh-Cheng Fu1,2, Yi-Chung Lin3, Ching-Mao Chang4,2, Wei-Ling Chou5,2, Pei-Hsun Yuan6, Min-Hui Liu6, Chao-Hung Wang6, Juei-Chao Chen7, Hen-Hong Chang8, Tai-Long Pan9,10,11

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 222, MaiJin Road, Anle District, Keelung, 20401, Taiwan.
2: Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan.
3: Graduate Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, No. 259, Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, 33302, Taiwan.
4: Center for Traditional Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No.201 Sec. 2, Shipai Road, Beitou District, Taipei City, 11217, Taiwan.
5: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, No. 222 MaiJin Road, Anle District, Keelung, 20401, Taiwan.
6: Heart Failure Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, No. 222 MaiJin Road, Anle District, Keelung, 20401, Taiwan.
7: Department of Statistics and Information Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, No. 510 Zhongzheng Road, Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, 24205, Taiwan.
8: Research Center for Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture, and School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, No. 91 Hsueh-Shih Road, North District, Taichung City, 40402, Taiwan, Republic of China. tcmchh55@gmail.com.
9: School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
10: Liver Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
11: Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.

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