Health and Medical Economics Applied to Integrative Medicine

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 86-99

  Pelletier, Kenneth R ^a   Herman, Patricia M ^b   Metz, R Douglas ^c   Nelson, Craig F ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c American Specialty Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

clinical outcomes; complementary and alternative medicine; cost outcomes; evidence based; Integrative medicine; medical economics; Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH); prevention; primary care

Indexed keywords

METFORMIN; PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENOME ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; JOB STRESS; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS MANAGEMENT; WORK DISABILITY; WORK RESUMPTION;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950247634     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2009.12.009     Document Type: Article

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