Complementary medicine: State of the evidence

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 170-177

  Vincent, Charles ^a   Furnham, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; REVIEW; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 0032952636     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689909200403     Document Type: Review

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