AGAINST HOMEOPATHY - A UTILITARIAN PERSPECTIVE
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Against homeopathy--a utilitarian perspective.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Bioethics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0269-9702
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2010.01876.x