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Vol. 142 No. 2122 (2012)

The Swiss report on homeopathy: a case study of research misconduct

  • David Martin Shaw
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4414/smw.2012.13594
Cite this as:
Swiss Med Wkly. 2012;142:w13594
Published
20.05.2012

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