Plausibility of homeopathy and conventional chemical therapy: The systemic memory resonance hypothesis

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 634-637

  Schwartz, G E R ^a   Russek, L G S ^a   Bell, I R ^a,b   Riley, D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Integrative Medicine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEOPATHIC AGENT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; ENERGY; HEALING; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMORY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0034063738     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1999.0913     Document Type: Article

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