Use of alternative medicine in Israeli chronic rhinosinusitis patients

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 517-520

  Yakirevitch, Arkadi ^a   Bedrin, Lev ^b   Migirov, Lela ^b   Wolf, Michael ^b   Talmi, Yoav P ^b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Complementary medicine

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLEXOLOGY; RHINOSINUSITIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; YOGA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349247857     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2009.080287     Document Type: Article

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