Homeopathic prescribing for chronic conditions in feline and canine veterinary practice

Homeopathy

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 243-248

  Mathie, Robert T ^a   Baitson, Elizabeth S ^a   Hansen, Lise ^b   Elliott, Mark F ^b   Hoare, John ^b  

^a BRITISH HOMEOPATHIC ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Homeopathy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Cats; Clinical outcomes; Dermatitis; Dogs; Homeopathy

Indexed keywords

ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; IODINE; LYCOPODIUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PULSATILLA EXTRACT; RHUS TOXICODENDRON EXTRACT; RUTA GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CAT; COLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DIARRHEA; DOG; EPILEPSY; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOMEOPATHY; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPERTHYROIDISM; KIDNEY FAILURE; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PYODERMA; RECORDING; SPONDYLOSIS; SURGEON; URINE INCONTINENCE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMEOPATHY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 77958134298     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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