Leeches, phytotherapy and physiotherapy in osteoarthrosis of the knee - A geriatric case study;Blutegel, phytotherapie und physiotherapie bei gonarthrose - Eine geriatrische fallstudie

Forschende Komplementarmedizin

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 269-272

  Teut, Michael ^a,c   Warning, Albrecht ^b  

^a Institut für Sozialmedizin Epidemiologie und Gesundheitsö konomie   (Germany)

^b Ita Wegmann Zentrum   (Austria)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognition based medicine; Geriatrics; Leeches; Osteoarthritis of the knee; Phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; DIPYRONE; DOLOTEFFIN; ENALAPRIL; FENTANYL; HEPARIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LACTULOSE; MELPERONE; MEVINOLIN; PHYTODOLOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; LEECHING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DIPYRONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEECHING; MOBILITY LIMITATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 56049084204     PISSN: 16614119     EISSN: 16614127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000158875     Document Type: Article

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