Causal models in conventional and non-conventional medicines

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 177-183

  Attena, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

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ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEDICINE; METAPHYSICS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032830017     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1998.0739     Document Type: Article

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