The growth of a lie and the end of "conventional" medicine

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Mastrangelo, Domenico ^a   Loré, Cosimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Controlled clinical trials; Homeopathic remedies; Homeopathy; Law of similars; Pharmaceutical industries; Pharmacogenetics; Placebo

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG INDUSTRY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; PLACEBO EFFECT; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;

EID: 31344481485     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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