Homeopathy and the curse of the scientific method

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-148

  Overall, Karen L ^a   Dunham, Arthur E ^b  

^a School of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EDITORIAL; ETHOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEAR; HOMEOPATHY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PEER REVIEW; PROVOCATION TEST; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; HOMEOPATHY; RESEARCH DESIGN; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 61749088750     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.10.006     Document Type: Editorial

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