The curious case of charles darwin and homeopathy

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-39

  Ullman, Dana ^a  

^a Homeopathic Educational Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Charles Darwin; Drosera rotundifolia; Extremely small doses; History of medicine; History of science; Homeopath; Homeopathic; Homeopathy; Hydrotherapy; James Manby Gully; Naturopathic medicine; Naturopathy; Sir Charles Hastings; Water cure; William Court Gully

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTIPATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77249090729     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nep168     Document Type: Note

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