Homeopathic treatment of acute childhood diarrhea: Results from a clinical trial in Nepal

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-139

  Jacobs, Jennifer ^a   Jiménez, L Margarita ^b   Malthouse, Stephen ^c   Chapman, Elizabeth ^c   Crothers, Dean ^d   Masuk, Mary ^f   Jonas, Wayne B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Guadalajara   (Spain)

^c TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^d Evergreen Center for Homeopathic Medicine   (United States)

^e Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CYCLOSPORA; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATRICARIA; NEPAL; PODOPHYLLUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROTAVIRUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642602488     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2000.6.131     Document Type: Article

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