Effect of homeopathic treatment of 60 Japanese patients with chronic skin disease

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-120

  Itamura, R ^a  

^a Obitsu Sankei Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

CAM; Chronic skin disease; Conventional dermatological treatment; Homeopathy; Individualized homeopathic treatment; Patients' own assessments

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARSENIC; BRYONIA EXTRACT; LYCOPODIUM EXTRACT; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT EXTRACT; PULSATILLA EXTRACT; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JAPAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SKIN DISEASE; SLEEP DISORDER; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKIN DISEASES; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 34249677474     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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