A methodological framework for tackling confounding by indication when assessing the treatment effects of Chinese herbal injections in the real world.

Jing TanChunrong LiuMingxi LiHongcai ShangWen WangLing LiYiquan XiongShiyao HuangChaolong RaoXiaochao LuoYana QiJing WangKang ZouXin Sun

Published in: Journal of evidence-based medicine (2022)

The proposed approach may serve as an effective tool to guide researchers to reliably assess the effectiveness of Chinese herbal injections in the context of integrative medicine.

Keyphrases

platelet rich plasma
ultrasound guided
randomized controlled trial
systematic review