Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of homoeopathic 'proving' for Belladonna C30

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 579-582

  Goodyear, Kathryn ^a   Lewith, George ^b,c   Low, J Lorraine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELLADONNA ALKALOID; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0031744295     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689809101108     Document Type: Article

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