Is homoeopathy a placebo?
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Are the clinical effects of homoeopathy placebo effects? Comparative study of placebo-controlled trials of homoeopathy and allopathy.
BACKGROUND Homoeopathy is widely used, but specific effects of homoeopathic remedies seem implausible. Bias in the conduct and reporting of trials is a possible explanation for positive findings of trials of both homoeopathy and conventional medicine. We analysed trials of homoeopathy and conventional medicine and estimated treatment effects in trials least likely to be affected by bias. METH...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0306-5251
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1990.tb03761.x