Evaluation of the quality of life after individualized homeopathic treatment for seasonal allergic rhinitis. A prospective, open, non-comparative study

Homeopathy

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-16

  Goossens, Maria ^a,c   Laekeman, Gert ^a,c   Aertgeerts, Bert ^a,c   Buntinx, Frank ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

allergic rhinitis; homeopathy; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARUNDO EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MEDORRHINUM EXTRACT; NATRUM MURIATICUM EXTRACT; PHOSPHORUS; PULSATILLA EXTRACT; SEPIA EXTRACT; SULFUR; THUYA EXTRACT; TUBERCULINUM AVIAIRE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAY FEVER; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 58149187994     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2008.11.008     Document Type: Article

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