Homeopathic combination remedy in the treatment of acute childhood diarrhea in Honduras

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 723-732

  Jacobs, Jennifer ^a   Guthrie, Brandon L ^a   Montes, Gustavo Avila ^a   Jacobs, Laurel E ^a   Mickey Colman, Noah ^a   Wilson, A Rose ^a   DiGiacomo, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ACUTE DIARRHEA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOMEOPATHY; HONDURAS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIARRHEA; DIARRHEA, INFANTILE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HONDURAS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845567744     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.723     Document Type: Article

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