Homoeopathy: not a matter for drug-regulatory authorities

The Lancet

Volumn 374, Issue 9701, 2009, Pages 1578-1580

  Garattini, Silvio ^a   Bertelé, Vittorio ^a  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG SAFETY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG APPROVAL; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 70350619481     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61291-5     Document Type: Note

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