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Vol. 140 No. 4142 (2010)

Can complementary medicine be based on evidence?

  • RF Wolff
  • CA Forbes
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2010.13113
Cite this as:
Swiss Med Wkly. 2010;140:w13113
Published
11.10.2010

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