Why seek complementary medicine? An observational study in homeopathic, acupunctural, naturopathic and mainstream medical practice

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Van Dulmen, Sandra ^a   De Groot, Judith ^b   Koster, Dick ^b   Heiligers, Phil J M ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b Comprehensive Cancer Centre North East ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

anxiety; coping behaviour; expectations; patient preferences

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; AGITATION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANKLE PAIN; APATHY; ARTICLE; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CONSTIPATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ETHNICITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOOT PAIN; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEADACHE; HEARTBURN; HIP PAIN; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INSOMNIA; KNEE PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NAUSEA; NECK PAIN; NERVOUSNESS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOULDER PAIN; SORE THROAT; STOMACH PAIN; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77954378393     PISSN: 15533840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3840.1275     Document Type: Article

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