Laboratory Research in Homeopathy: Con

Integrative Cancer Therapies

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 333-342

  Moffett, John R ^a   Arun, Peethambaran ^a   Namboodiri, M A A ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

alternative medicine; borate; epitaxy; glass; silica; water

Indexed keywords

GLASS; PLACEBO; WATER;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NOTE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GLASS; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PLACEBO EFFECT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER;

EID: 34548043287     PISSN: 15347354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534735406294795     Document Type: Article

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