Are the clinical effects of homoeopathy placebo effects? Comparative study of placebo-controlled trials of homoeopathy and allopathy

2005/08/01 by Aijing Shang, Karin Huwiler-Müntener, Linda Nartey +6 · 23 citations
Medicine · Neuroscience · #Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies #Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies #Pain Management and Placebo Effect

paper · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(05)67177-2

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