Review of economic methods used in complementary medicine

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 591-595

  Doran, Christopher M ^a   Chang, Dennis H T ^b   Kiat, Hosen ^c   Bensoussan, Alan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OXYGEN; ZINC;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIABETIC FOOT; DRUG COST; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NECK PAIN; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SPA TREATMENT; SPINAL PAIN; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 77952576611     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0404     Document Type: Review

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