Evidence-based hydro- and balneotherapy in Hungary-a systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 311-323

  Bender, T ^a,b   Balint G ^c   Prohaszka Z ^d   Geher P ^a,e   Tefner, I K ^f  

^a Polyclinic of the Hospitaller Brothers of St John of God ^*  (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RHEUMATOLOGY AND PHYSIOTHERAPY   (Hungary)

^d SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^e SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^f Józsefváros Municipal Health Service   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Balneotherapy; Hungary; Hydrotherapy; Spa treatment

Indexed keywords

BALNEOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; LOW BACK PAIN; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BALNEOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; LOW BACK PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896391900     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0667-6     Document Type: Article

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