Quality of life in patients treated with Kampo medicine: A complementary alternative to modern medicine

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 799-803

  Yamada, Kazuo ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KAMPO;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DYSPEPSIA; EDEMA; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICINE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE BRIEF SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICINE, KAMPO; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33845569521     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.799     Document Type: Article

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