Methodology for the scientific evaluation of complementary and alternative medicine

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 146-153

  Hyland, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EMPIRICISM; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THEORETICAL STUDY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0345308437     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-2299(03)00070-0     Document Type: Note

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