DEBATE: Homeopathic treatment of chronic headache: a critique
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The author critically reviews a randomised controlled trial by homeopathy for chronic headache and an observational follow-up studyof the same patient cohort.The results showed no di¡erence between homeopathy and placebo. The author believes that theseresultswere a‘falsenegative’due to inadequatehomeopathic treatment, particularly relating to the duration of symptoms and handling of homeopathic aggravations. Guidelines for future studies are proposed. Homeopathy (2002) 91, 32^34.
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تاریخ انتشار 2002