Homeopathic practitioner views of changes in patients undergoing constitutional treatment for chronic disease

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-50

  Bell, Iris R ^a,b,c,d   Koithan, Mary ^a   Gorman, Margaret M ^a   Baldwin, Carol M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d Research Service   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CREATIVITY; EMOTION; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; THINKING; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 0345269853     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107555303321222937     Document Type: Article

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