What about the evidence base for homoeopathy?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7828, 2011, Pages

  Fisher, Peter A ^a  

^a UCL Hospitals NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; MATERIA MEDICA;

ADVERTIZING; ADVISORY COMMITTEE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HAY FEVER; HOMEOPATHY; LETTER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOSCIENTIST; QUACKERY; SCIENTIST; THERAPY EFFECT; UNITED KINGDOM; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; NOTE;

HUMANS; MATERIA MEDICA; QUACKERY;

EID: 84860588352     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d6689     Document Type: Letter

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