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Bias and misleading concepts in an Arnica research study. Comments to improve experimental Homeopathy

Basic experimental models in Homeopathy are of major interest because they could get insightful data about the ability of high dilutions to work in a biological system. Due to the extreme difficulty in the highlighting any possible effect and trusting its reliability, methods should be particularly...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chirumbolo, Salvatore, Bjørklund, Geir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5884037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29496319
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaim.2017.01.014
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Sumario:Basic experimental models in Homeopathy are of major interest because they could get insightful data about the ability of high dilutions to work in a biological system. Due to the extreme difficulty in the highlighting any possible effect and trusting its reliability, methods should be particularly stringent and highly standardized. Confounders, handling process, pre-analytical errors, misleading statistics and misinterpretations may lead to experimental biases. This article tries to elucidate those factors causing bias, taking into account some recent reported evidence in the field.