Acupuncture for People with Chronic Illness: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Outcome Assessment

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 671-681

  Paterson, Charlotte ^a   Britten, Nicky ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ENERGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STRENGTH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0242580933     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107555303322524526     Document Type: Article

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