Efficacy, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of acupuncture for allergic rhinitis - An overview about previous and ongoing studies

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 157, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 42-45

  Witt, C M ^a   Brinkhaus, B ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Cost effectiveness; Effectiveness; Efficacy; Review

Indexed keywords

CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HAY FEVER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; PERENNIAL RHINITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957887977     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2010.06.006     Document Type: Review

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