Homoeopathy in primary care: Self-reported change in health status

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-25

  Attena, F ^a,c   Del Giudice, N ^b   Verrengia, G ^a   Granito, C ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Fondazione Omeopatica Ltaliana (FOI)   (Italy)

^c Ist di Igiene e Medicina Preventiva   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0034031883     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ctim.2000.0340     Document Type: Article

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