Treating dyspepsia with acupuncture and homeopathy: Reflections on a pilot study by researchers, practitioners and participants

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 78-84

  Paterson, Charlotte ^a   Ewings, P ^b   Brazier, J E ^c   Britten, N ^d  

^a Warwick House Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b TAUNTON AND SOMERSET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Health Services Research Section   (United Kingdom)

^d PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

EID: 0038142666     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-2299(03)00056-6     Document Type: Article

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