Homeopathic Pathogenetic Trials Produce Specific Symptoms Different from Placebo
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Homeopathic pathogenetic trials produce specific symptoms different from placebo.
INTRODUCTION Homeopathy uses information gathered from healthy volunteers taking homeopathic substances (pathogenetic trials) for clinical treatment. It is controversial whether such studies produce symptoms different from those produced by placebo. OBJECTIVE To test whether homeopathic preparations produce different symptoms than placebo in healthy volunteers. METHODS Three armed, double-b...
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عنوان ژورنال: Complementary Medicine Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 2504-2092,2504-2106
DOI: 10.1159/000209386