Homoeopathy

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 189-194

  O'Meara, S ^a   Wilson, P ^a   Bridle, C ^a   Wright, K ^a   Kleijnen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARNICA EXTRACT; CAULOPHYLLUM EXTRACT; DICLOFENAC; FENOPROFEN; HERB EXTRACT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OSCILLOCOCCINUM EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEEL COMPOUND;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARNICA MONTANA; ARTHRITIS; ASTHMA; CAULOPHYLLUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ECZEMA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HERB; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; ILEUS; INFLUENZA; KNEE ARTHRITIS; LABOR COMPLICATION; LABOR INDUCTION; META ANALYSIS; MIGRAINE; MYALGIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCRIPTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW;

EID: 0036624114     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.11.2.189     Document Type: Review

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