Has time come for a re-assessment of spa therapy? The NAIADE survey in Italy

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-237

  Coccheri, S ^a   Gasbarrini, G ^b   Valenti, M ^c   Nappi, G ^d   Di Orio, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug consumption; Health resources; Hospital admissions; Sick leave; Spa treatments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALNEOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALNEOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE;

EID: 37249057097     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-007-0117-4     Document Type: Article

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