Treatment of fibromyalgia at the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre in Norway. A six-month follow-up study

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 27, Issue 5 SUPPL. 56, 2009, Pages

  Rasmussen, L B ^a   Mikkelsen, K ^b   Haugen, M ^c   Pripp, A H ^d   Forre O T ^d  

^a Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre   (Norway)

^b Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Complementary medicine; Fibromyalgia; Intervention study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950342852     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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