Integrating belief systems and therapies in medicine: Application of the eight world hypotheses to classical homeopathy

Integrative Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 95-105

  Bell, Iris R ^a,b,c   Baldwin, Carol M ^a,b   Schwartz, Gary E R ^a,b   Russek, Linda G S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Homeopathy

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOMEOPATHY; MEDICINE; MODEL; RESEARCH; SCIENCE;

EID: 0032300243     PISSN: 10962190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-2190(98)00023-7     Document Type: Review

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