The impact of NHS based primary care complementary therapy services on health outcomes and NHS costs: A review of service audits and evaluations

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Wye, Lesley ^a   Sharp, Deborah ^a   Shaw, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 36; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ENGLAND; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; WALES;

EID: 64849089987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-9-5     Document Type: Review

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