Monitoring improvement in health during homeopathic intervention. Development of an assessment tool based on Hering's Law of Cure: The Hering's Law Assessment Tool (HELAT)

Homeopathy

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-37

  Brien, Sarah B ^a   Harrison, Hugh ^b   Daniels, June ^c   Lewith, George ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Watchbell House Natural Therapy Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c The Highfield Natural Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hering's law; Homeopathy; Outcome; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; RHEUMASELECT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARNICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT VALIDITY; DRUG RESPONSE; FACE VALIDITY; FEMALE; HERING LAW ASSESSMENT TOOL; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; MONITORING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855440296     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: 14764245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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