Allopathic versus homeopathic strategies and the recurrence of prescriptions: Results from a pharmacoeconomic study in Italy

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Lagona, Francesco ^a   Basili, Andrea ^a   Roberti di Sarsina, Paolo ^b   Basili, Corallina ^a   Valeria Paterna, Teresa ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON COLD; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79251554654     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nep023     Document Type: Article

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