Homeopathy: Is the evidence-base changing?

Perfusion

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 380-382

  Ernst, E ^a   Pittler, M H ^a   Wider, B ^a   Boddy, K ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Homeopathy; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846284889     PISSN: 09350020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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