The homeopathic preparation Vertigoheel® versus Ginkgo biloba in the treatment of vertigo in an elderly population: A double-blinded, randomized, controlled clinical trial

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 155-160

  Issing, Wolfgang ^a   Klein, Peter ^b   Weiser, Michael ^c  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DSH Statistical Services GmbH   (Germany)

^c Inst Anti Homotoxic Med Matrix R   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERTIGOHEEL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOASSAY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FLATULENCE; GINKGO BILOBA; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERTIGO; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIZZINESS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GINKGO BILOBA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PICROTOXIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VERTIGO;

EID: 14744269023     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.155     Document Type: Article

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