A "Maddox effect"? A reason to adopt time series protocols in tests of homeopathic remedies

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 759-761

  Hankey, Alex ^a  

^a Hethe House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; HOMEOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM THEORY; RELIGION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAVEFORM;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MATERIA MEDICA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28444448341     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.759     Document Type: Editorial

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