Regulating homeopathic products - A century of dilute interest

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 374, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 201-203

  Podolsky, Scott H ^a   Kesselheim, Aaron S ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; MATERIA MEDICA;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENT; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUACKERY; REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; DRUG LEGISLATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HISTORY; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOMEOPATHY; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MATERIA MEDICA; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84965061807     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1513393     Document Type: Review

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