Diagnostic value of clinical indices in syndrome differentiation of chronic hepatitis B: an exploration based on receiver operating characteristic curves and stepwise discriminant analysis

CONCLUSION: Neither single differential index nor multiple differential indices determinant models provided appropriate determination of the TCM syndromes of patients with chronic hepatitis B, suggesting that clinical indicators have limited value in determining traditional Chinese medicine syndromes.PMID:23257130 | DOI:10.3736/jcim20121208

Source: Zhong xi yi jie he xue bao : Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine. - December 22, 2012 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Yu Zhao Jing-hua Peng Xue-mei Li Qi-lin Fu Tuan Cui Qi Li Ya-jun Tang Qin Feng Hua Zhang Hua Zhou Yi-yang Hu Source Type: research