Abstract
Purpose Asthma is a chronic disease increasingly found in children. In order to find more economical and efficient alternatives to treat pediatric asthma, the Bureau of National Health Insurance of Taiwan launched the Traditional Chinese Medicine Holistic Treatment Program (TCMHTP). Based on the data collected during the program, we evaluated the effect of TCM holistic treatments on pediatric asthma.
Highlights
Asthma is a chronic disease increasingly found in children
Based on the data collected during the program, we evaluated the effect of TCM holistic treatments on pediatric asthma
We analyzed the frequency of emergency department visits (EDV), inpatient admission rate (IAR), and length of hospitalization (LH) of the patients before and after TCM treatments
Summary
Treating pediatric asthma with holistic approaches of traditional Chinese medicine. From International Research Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health 2012 Portland, Oregon, USA. Purpose Asthma is a chronic disease increasingly found in children. In order to find more economical and efficient alternatives to treat pediatric asthma, the Bureau of National Health Insurance of Taiwan launched the Traditional Chinese Medicine Holistic Treatment Program (TCMHTP). Based on the data collected during the program, we evaluated the effect of TCM holistic treatments on pediatric asthma
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