%0 Journal Article
%T Trends and prescription patterns of traditional Chinese medicine use among subjects with allergic diseases: A nationwide population-based study
%A Chun-Hui Chu
%A Fang-Yu Chang
%A Hui-Ju Tsai
%A Pei-Ying Lin
%A Tsung-Chieh Yao
%A Ya-Wen Huang
%J Archive of "The World Allergy Organization Journal".
%D 2019
%R 10.1016/j.waojou.2018.11.001
%X The alarmingly rising prevalence of allergic diseases has led to substantial healthcare and economic burdens worldwide. The integrated use of traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) and Western medicines has been common in treating subjects with allergic diseases in clinical practice in Taiwan. However, limited studies have been conducted to evaluate long-term trends and prescription patterns of TCM use among subjects with allergic diseases. Thus, we conducted a nationwide population-based study to characterize TCM use among subjects with allergic diseases
%K Prescription patterns
%K Traditional Chinese medicine
%K Allergic diseases
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6439402/