Where does homeopathy fit in pharmacy practice?

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Johnson, Teela ^a   Boon, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complimentary and alternative medicine; Education; Homeopathy; Pharmacist

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; GRASS POLLEN EXTRACT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; NATURAL PRODUCT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; TOXICODENDRON EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DILUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FIBROMYALGIA; HAY FEVER; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACY;

HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; PHARMACY;

EID: 33947272682     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj710107     Document Type: Review

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