Homeopathic treatment of patients with chronic low back pain a prospective observational study with 2 years' follow-up

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 334-339

  Witt, Claudia M ^a   Lüdtke, Rainer ^b   Baur, Roland ^a   Willich, Stefan N ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Karl and Veronica Carstens Foundation   (Germany)

Author keywords

Homeopathy; Low back pain; Prospective observational study; Usual care; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649637400     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31819050bb     Document Type: Article

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