Homoeopathy - Foundations, research and strategies of evaluation;Homiopathie: Grundlagen, Stand der Forschung, Forschungsstrategien

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 108, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 654-663

  Walach, H ^a   Righetti, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Praxis F Klassische Homoopathie   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

evaluation; homoeopathy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; HOMEOPATHY; REVIEW; SCIENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029847521     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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