A systematic review of systematic reviews of homeopathy

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 577-582

  Ernst, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Clinical trials; Homeopathy; Meta analysis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HOMEOPATHY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ARNICA; CLINICAL TRIALS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MATERIA MEDICA; META-ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036906171     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2002.01699.x     Document Type: Review

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