Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 11 , Page 872 , November 2010

Reply to Halberstein et al.

References 

  1. Halberstein RA, Sirkin A, Ojeda-Vaz MM. When less is better: a comparison of Bach® Flower Remedies and homeopathy. Ann Epidemiol. 2010;20:298–307
  2. Shang A, Huwiler-Muntener K, Nartey L, Juni P, Dorig S, Sterne JA, et al. Are the clinical effects of homoeopathy placebo effects? Comparative study of placebo-controlled trials of homeopathy and allopathy. Lancet. 2005;366:726–732
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 The authors of the original article, Dr Halberstein et al, have declined to comment but refer the reader to a previous exchange between themselves and this letter’s author: Focus on alternative and Complementary Therapies (vol. 12, No. 4, December 2007, pp. 277–278).

PII: S1047-2797(10)00155-9

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.05.017

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 11 , Page 872 , November 2010

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