How do homeopaths make decisions? An exploratory study of inter-rater reliability and intuition in the decision making process

Homeopathy

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 125-131

  Brien, S ^a   Prescott, P ^a   Owen, D ^b   Lewith, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Natural Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belladonna; clinical decision making; inter rater reliability; intuition; proving

Indexed keywords

BELLADONNA ALKALOID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTUITION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ATROPA BELLADONNA; BELLADONNA ALKALOIDS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; INTUITION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3042640686     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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