Controlled clinical trials evaluating the homeopathic treatment of people with human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 133-141

  Ullman, Dana ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GROWTH FACTOR; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; PLACEBO; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TULAREMIA VACCINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG POTENCY; EUROPE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INDIA; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SKIN MANIFESTATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 0037293602     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107555303321223008     Document Type: Article

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