Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 1, Issue 6 , Pages 446-452 , November 2005

A Homeopathic Ointment Preparation Compared With 1% Diclofenac Gel for Acute Symptomatic Treatment of Tendinopathy

  • Christian Schneider, MD

      Affiliations

    • Klinik für Ganzheitsmedizin, Herrsching, Germany
    • ,
  • Peter Klein, Dipl-Math

      Affiliations

    • d.s.h. statistical services Rohrbach, Germany
    • ,
  • Pelle Stolt, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Maglia Rotta, Basel, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Menachem Oberbaum, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Center of Integrated Complementary Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Address: Center of Integrated Complementary Medicine, Shaare Zedek Medical Center Jerusalem, Israel IL-91031

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 Conflict of interest: M. Oberbaum has received speaking honoraria from Heel GmbH for work unrelated to that in the current presentation. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

PII: S1550-8307(05)00379-4

doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2005.08.010

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing
Volume 1, Issue 6 , Pages 446-452 , November 2005

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