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Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine ›› 2015, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (06): 718-722.

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Differences in acquired immune deficiency syndrome treatment and evaluation strategies between Chinese and Western Medicine

Liu Zhibin, Li Xia, Yang Jiping, Xu Liran, Guo Huijun   

  1. Department of the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Treatment and Research Center,the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine;Department of Cellular Immunology Lab,Key Laboratory of Viral Diseases Prevention and Treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Henan Province;Department of Neurology,Baoji City Chinese Medicine Hospital;
  • Accepted:2015-12-15 Online:2015-12-15 Published:2022-04-05

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Abstract: Complementary and alternative medicine, including Chinese medicine(CM), has been used to treat acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS) for almost 30 years. We aimed to compare the main differences between AIDS treatment and evaluation strategies between CM and Western Medicine(WM), and analyze advantages and disadvantages.The characteristics of integrative medicine(IM),based on CM and WM, include a patient-centered mode of medicine based on evidence. IM focuses on complex intervention and management with systemic and individual treatment. The evaluation indexes of IM might consist of objective indicators and subjective indexes. IM might be a more valuable method for treating AIDS in the future instead of WM or CM alone.

Key words: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, HIV, Complementary therapies, Medicine,Chinese Traditional, Integrative medicine

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Liu Zhibin, Li Xia, Yang Jiping, Xu Liran, Guo Huijun. Differences in acquired immune deficiency syndrome treatment and evaluation strategies between Chinese and Western Medicine[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2015, 35(06): 718-722.