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Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 54-57

  Veal, Lowana ^a  

^a NONE   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Aromatherapy; Critical examination; Herbalism; Homeopathy; Randomised clinical trials; TCM

Indexed keywords

ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; CAULOPHYLLUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; KAVA EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PYRROLIZIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; CAULOPHYLLUM; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HAND SURGERY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PEER REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

EID: 0742324343     PISSN: 13536117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-6117(03)00085-4     Document Type: Article

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