title: Differences in acquired immune deficiency syndrome treatment and evaluation strategies between Chinese and Western Medicine.
abstract: Complementary and alternative medicine, including Chinese medicine (CM), has been used to treat acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) foralmost 30 years. We aimed to compare the main differences between AIDS treatment and evaluation strategies between CM and Western Medicine (WM), and analyze advantages and disadvantages. The characteristics of integrative medicine (IM), based on CM and WM, include a patient-centered mode of medicine based on evidence. IM focuses on complex intervention and management with systemic and individual treatment. The evaluation indexes of IM might consist of objective indicators and subjective indexes. IM might be a more valuable method for treating AIDS in the future instead of WM or CM alone.
authors.forename: Zhibin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jiping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Liran
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Huijun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000818:Animals; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004341:Drug Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal