Research progress of traditional Chinese medicineconstitutional types and related factors in the elderly

VernacularTitle:老年体质类型及影响因素的研究进展
Author: Xinxin MO ^{1
,

2} ; 422000 邵阳学院护理学院 ; Xiaoyan PAN ; Weike ZENG ; Xiaofang ZHANG
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1. 410208 长沙,湖南中医药大学护理学院
2. 422000 邵阳学院护理学院
Keywords: Body constitution; Aged; Geriatrics; Related factors; Review
From: International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;39(10):953-956
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: This paper summarized the research progress of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) constitutional types and related factors in the elderly. It sumed up the distribution characteristics of the elderly constitutional types and the correlation between constitution and the disease. This paper helped to improve the health of the elderly, to prevent and control of chronic disease sooner, and to show the TCM advantages of "abidance by triple pathogens".