A randomized experiment of the effects of including alternative medicine in the mandatory benefit package of health insurance funds in Switzerland

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 54-61

  Sommer, J H ^a   Burgi, M ^a   Theiss, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0032801235     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-2299(99)80083-1     Document Type: Article

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