Oscillococcinum for influenza treatment

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-109

  Marrari, Luigi Alberto ^a   Terzan, Laurence ^b   Chaufferin, Gilles ^b  

^a Laboratoires Boiron   (Italy)

^b Laboratoires Boiron   (France)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Evidence based medicine; Oscillococcinum; Randomized controlled trials; Safety

Indexed keywords

TISSUE EXTRACT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MIXTURE; DUCK; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART MUSCLE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; COMPLEX MIXTURES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DUCKS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TISSUE EXTRACTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860427459     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/Ann_12_01_17     Document Type: Review

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