Sicarius (Six-Eyed Crab Spider): A homeopathic treatment for Ebola haemorrhagic fever and disseminated intravascular coagulation?

Homeopathy

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-28

  Richardson Boedler, C ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crotalus; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Ebola fever; Sicarius

Indexed keywords

SPIDER VENOM;

BLOOD CLOTTING; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; EBOLA VIRUS; ENVENOMATION; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HOMEOPATHY; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SPIDER BITE; TISSUE NECROSIS; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0033020649     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/homp.1999.0243     Document Type: Article

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