A systematic review of homoeopathy for the treatment of fibromyalgia

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 457-464

  Perry, Rachel ^a   Terry, Rohini ^a   Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Homoeopathy; RCT; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ARNICA MONTANA; BRYONIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; POISON IVY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SLEEP PATTERN; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TABLET; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FIBROMYALGIA; FORMULARIES, HOMEOPATHIC; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; PLACEBOS; PUBMED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950860797     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1361-2     Document Type: Review

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