Addition of acupuncture and self-care education in the treatment of patients with severe angina pectoris may be cost beneficial: An open, prospective study

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 405-413

  Ballegaard, Søren ^a   Johannessen, Anne ^a   Karpatschof, Benny ^b   Nyboe, Jørgen ^c  

^a Acupuncture Centre   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE;

EID: 0032832328     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.1999.5.405     Document Type: Article

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