Patterns of complementary and alternative medicine therapies in patients with chronic fatigue or pain

Korean Journal of Family Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 182-189

  Choi, Da Hye ^a   Kim, Cheol Hwan ^a   Shin, Ho Cheol ^a   Park, Yong Woo ^a   Sung, Eun Ju ^a   Lee, Kye Hwa ^a  

^a School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Complementary therapy; Fatigue; Pain

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053467966     PISSN: 20056443     EISSN: 20926715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4082/kjfm.2009.30.3.182     Document Type: Article

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