A brief history of homeopathy

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 607-610

  Loudon, Irvine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; QUACKERY; REVIEW; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 33845999593     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.99.12.607     Document Type: Review

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