Association of traditional Chinese medicine therapy and the risk of dementia in patients with hypertension: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Association of traditional Chinese medicine therapy and the risk of dementia in patients with hypertension: a nationwide population-based cohort study

Abstract Background Patients with hypertension (HTN) reportedly have a higher risk of developing dementia. However, it remains unclear if use of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the most common form of complementary and alternative medicine, can help lower the risk of dementia for these patients....

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Autors principals: Kuen-Hau Chen, Ming-Hsien Yeh, Hanoch Livneh, Bor-Chyuan Chen, I-Hsin Lin, Ming-Chi Lu, Tzung-Yi Tsai, Chia-Chou Yeh
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: BMC 2017-03-01
Col·lecció:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Matèries:
Cohort study
Dementia
Traditional Chinese medicine
Hypertension
Accés en línia:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-017-1677-4

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