Quality of natural product clinical trials: A comparison of those published in alternative medicine versus conventional medicine journals

Journal of Dietary Supplements

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 135-143

  Cochrane, Zara Risoldi ^a   Gregory, Philip ^a   Wilson, Amy ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; herbal products; literature evaluation; methodological quality; natural products

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BIBLIOMETRICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICINE; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARD;

BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; MEDICINE; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79955797079     PISSN: 19390211     EISSN: 1939022X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19390211.2011.561823     Document Type: Article

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