title: [Pondering on syndrome differentiation of diseases].
abstract: The disease classification in Western medicine and syndrome differentiation in traditional Chinese medicine were comparatively analyzed in this paper. It is proposed that the research on syndrome differentiation of disease classification is one of the cut-in points in integrative medicine research, and indicated that the research may be deepened by way of TCM syndrome classification based on diagnosis and on therapeutic efficacy.
authors.affiliation: China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.
authors.forename: Ai-ping
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Ke-ji
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004194:Disease / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D012107:Research Design