The importance of case histories for accepting and improving homeopathy

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 565-570

  Rutten, Lex ^a  

^a Committee for Methods and Validation of the Dutch Homeopathic Doctors' Association ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bayes' theorem; Case history; Homeopathy

Indexed keywords

SULFUR;

ASTHMA; BAYES THEOREM; CONFIRMATION BIAS; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; ECZEMA; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LEARNING ALGORITHM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BAYES' THEOREM; CASE HISTORY; HOMEOPATHY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84888017256     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.10.001     Document Type: Note

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