Effects of exposure to physical factors on homeopathic preparations as determined by ultraviolet light spectroscopy

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Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages 49-61

  Marschollek, Barbara ^a   Nelle, Mathias ^b   Wolf, Martin ^a   Baumgartner, Stephan ^a,c   Heusser, Peter ^a   Wolf, Ursula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Institut Hiscia   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anthroposophic medicine; Chemical properties; Exposure; Homeopathy; Optical properties; Physical properties; UV spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

COPPER SULFATE; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; HEATING; HOMEOPATHY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

COPPER SULFATE; HOMEOPATHY; HOT TEMPERATURE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SULFUR; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 77749248950     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2010.15     Document Type: Article

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