The use of homeopathic combination remedy for dengue fever symptoms: a pilot RCT in Honduras

Homeopathy

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-26

  Jacobs, J ^a   Fernandez, EA ^b   Merizalde, B ^c   Avila Montes, GA ^b   Crothers, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (Honduras)

^c American Institute of Homeopathy   (United States)

^d Evergreen Center for Homeopathic Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

combination remedies; dengue fever; homeopathy; influenza

Indexed keywords

ACONITUM EXTRACT; BELLADONNA ALKALOID; BRYONIA ALBA EXTRACT; EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM EXTRACT; GELSEMIUM EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACONITUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRYONIA; BRYONIA ALBA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; EUPATORIUM; EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM; FEMALE; GELSEMIUM; HOMEOPATHY; HONDURAS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; POISON IVY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TABLET; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENGUE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HONDURAS; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIA MEDICA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846128807     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2006.10.004     Document Type: Article

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