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. 2017 May 19;8(1):1-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2017.05.001. eCollection 2018 Jan.

Homeopathic Arnica from Boiron and post-operative bleeding in mastectomized women in Milan: Statistical flaws and bias to be addressed

Salvatore Chirumbolo  1 , Geir Bjørklund  2
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Homeopathic Arnica from Boiron and post-operative bleeding in mastectomized women in Milan: Statistical flaws and bias to be addressed

Salvatore Chirumbolo et al. J Tradit Complement Med. .

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Keywords: Arnica; Bias; Breast cancer; Homeopathy; Mastectomy; Statistics.

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