| Title |
Homeopathic treatment of elderly patients - a prospective observational study with follow-up over a two year period
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Geriatrics, February 2010
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2318-10-10 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael Teut, Rainer Lüdtke, Katharina Schnabel, Stefan N Willich, Claudia M Witt |
| Abstract |
Very little is known about the range of diagnoses, course of treatment and long-term outcome in elderly patients who choose to receive homeopathic medical treatment. We investigated homeopathic practice in an industrialised country under everyday conditions.The aim of the study was to determine the spectrum of diagnoses and treatments, as well as to describe the course of illness over time among older patients who chose to receive homeopathic treatment. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 9% |
| Germany | 4 | 9% |
| Spain | 3 | 7% |
| Italy | 2 | 5% |
| India | 2 | 5% |
| Slovenia | 1 | 2% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| Norway | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 7% |
| Unknown | 22 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 38 | 86% |
| Scientists | 4 | 9% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 60 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 19% |
| Researcher | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 9 | 14% |
| Unknown | 17 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 37% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 22% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 18 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
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#1,089,210
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Outputs from BMC Geriatrics
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#3,461
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#3
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