Homeopathy and health related Quality of Life: A patient satisfaction survey in six European countries and Brazil

Homeopathy

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 250-256

  Van Wassenhoven, Michel ^a   Goossens, Maria ^a   Anelli, Marco ^b   Sermeus, Guy ^c   Kupers, Peter ^c   Morgado, Carlos ^d   Martin, Eduardo ^e   Bezerra, Melissa ^f  

^a Secretarial Office: Medicongress   (Belgium)

^b Euroconsumers   (Luxembourg)

^c Test Achats   (Belgium)

^d Deco Proteste   (Portugal)

^e OCU Ediciones   (Spain)

^f Proteste   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Homeopathy; Prospective survey; Quality of Life evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BRAZIL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PORTUGAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SPAIN; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908477800     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: 14764245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2014.08.005     Document Type: Article

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