Homeopathy in HIV infection: A trial report of double-blind placebo controlled study

British Homeopathic Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 49-57

  Rastogi, D P ^a   Singh, V P ^a   Singh, V ^b   Dey, S K ^b   Rao, K ^b  

^a JNBCHA Bhavan   (India)

^b Regional Research Institute for Homoeopathy   (India)

Author keywords

CD4; HIV; Homeopathy; Immunomodulator; India

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0033032795     PISSN: 00070785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/homp.1999.0293     Document Type: Article

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