Prevalence and characteristics of homeopathy users in a representative sample of the Lausanne population: CoLaus study [1]

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-211

  Marques Vidal, Pedro ^a,b   Pécoud, Alain ^c   Hayoz, Daniel ^d   Paccaud, Fred ^b   Mooser, Vincent ^e   Waeber, Gérard ^a   Vollenweider, Peter ^d  

^a CardioMet   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^e GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; NUX VOMICA; SILICON;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTHRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MATERIA MEDICA; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 39749198319     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1500     Document Type: Letter

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