The Mae On Project: Using acupuncture for symptom relief and improved quality of life for people living with HIV and AIDS in rural Thailand

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-41

  Louie, Laura ^a   Pathanapornpandh, Nopporn ^b   Pultajuk, Unchalee ^b   Kaplan, Robert ^c   Hodgson, Ian ^d   Maund, Lawrence ^e   Greenlee, Heather ^f  

^a Mae On Project   (Canada)

^b Mae On Hospital   (Thailand)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e Wat Sri Suphan   (Thailand)

^f Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; AMBULATORY CARE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953094913     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.2008.000299     Document Type: Article

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