Patients' experiences and perceptions of integrative care for back and neck pain

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 25-32

  Andersson, Susanne ^a   Sundberg, Tobias ^a,b   Johansson, Eva ^a,c   Falkenberg, Torkel ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Integrative Care Science Centre   (Sweden)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PHILOSOPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865818967     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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