More trials, fewer placebos, please

British Homeopathic Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 191-194

  Dean, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Homeopathy; Outcomes research; Patient preferences; Placebo research; Pragmatic trials; Quality of life; RCT

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 0033763515     PISSN: 00070785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/homp.1999.0431     Document Type: Review

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