Crenotherapy: A neglected resource for human health now re-emerging on sound scientific concepts

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 491-493

  Vaccarezza, Mauro ^a,b   Vitale, Marco ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c Office of the Scientific Director   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANXIETY DISORDER; BALNEOTHERAPY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BALNEOLOGY; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77955853361     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-010-0311-7     Document Type: Review

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