Healthcare provided by a homeopath as an adjunct to usual care for Fibromyalgia (FMS): results of a pilot Randomised Controlled Trial

Homeopathy

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-82

  Relton, Clare ^a,c   Smith, C ^b   Raw, J ^b   Walters, C ^b   Adebajo, A O ^b   Thomas, K J ^c   Young, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia syndrome; Homeopathy; Randomised Controlled Trials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FIBROMYALGIA IMPACT QUESTIONNAIRE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 63549103590     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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