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Further validation of the Health Scale of Traditional Chinese Medicine (HSTCM)

Darong Wu1, Shilong Lai1,2*, Luojing Zhou1, Xinfeng Guo2, Weixiong Liang2, Zehuai Wen2, Aihua Ou1, Guangqing Zhang1 and Keji Chen3

Author Affiliations

1 Second Affiliated Hospital of the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China

2 Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, PR China

3 Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, PR China

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Chinese Medicine 2009, 4:8 doi:10.1186/1749-8546-4-8

Published: 30 April 2009

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Additional file 1:

The items of the HSTCM in their original Chinese. The HSTCM consists of three domains, namely physical function under natural environment (PFNE), spirit (SP) and social environment (SE), and 2 additional items.

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