How can we change beliefs? A Bayesian perspective

Homeopathy

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 214-219

  Rutten, A L B ^a  

^a Commissie Methode en Validering VHAN ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bayes theorem; Homeopathy; Meta analysis; Paradigm; RCT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HOMEOPATHY; HYPOTHESIS; PHILOSOPHY;

BAYES THEOREM; CULTURE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 53849130291     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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