[Exploration on establishment and application of soft index survey tools in TCM study].
This paper discussed the concept, categorizations, methods and basic principles for establishing of soft index survey tools (SIST) in clinical medicinal field, pointed out the relation between the connatural theoretical and practical mode of TCM and the establishment of SIST having TCM characteristics, and elaborated several key points which should be paid attention to in the establishment of SIST. It was pointed out that there was broad space for application of SIST in TCM study.
Wu
Da-rong
DR
Applied Clinical Epidemiology Unit, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of TCM, Guangzhou 510120. darongwu@163.com
Yang
Xiao-bo
XB
Lai
Shi-long
SL