Use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients with chronic tension-type headache: Results of a headache clinic survey

Headache

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 622-631

  Rossi, Paolo ^a,d,e   Di Lorenzo, Giorgio ^b   Faroni, Jessica ^a   Malpezzi, Maria G ^b   Cesarino, Francesco ^a   Nappi, Giuseppe ^c,d  

^a INI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic tension type headache; Complementary and alternative medicine; Survey

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CHELATION THERAPY; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC TENSION HEADACHE; CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY; DIET THERAPY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRIEND; GUIDED IMAGERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPNOSIS; INCOME; IRIDOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; MUSIC THERAPY; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; OXYGEN THERAPY; OZONE THERAPY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEXOLOGY; REIKI; RELATIVE; SELF MEDICATION; SHIATSU; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TOUCH; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN CLINICS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645458507     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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