An HMO-based prospective pilot study of energy medicine for chronic headaches: Whole-person outcomes point to the need for new instrumentation

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 819-826

  Sutherland, Elizabeth G ^a   Ritenbaugh, Cheryl ^b   Kiley, Susan J ^c   Vuckovic, Nancy ^d   Elder, Charles ^c  

^a National College of Natural Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALING; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PAIN CLINIC; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350099270     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0592     Document Type: Article

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