Tx-discs -- no effect against subjective health complaints: a randomised controlled study.
BACKGROUND: Dowsers claim unhealthy effects of 'earth rays', and the producer of TX-discs claims that these discs may shield a person from the influence of 'earth rays', thereby relieving most illness in the person shielded. OBJECTIVES: To compare the effects of the TX-disc versus a placebo disc in...
| Publicado en: | Complementary Therapies in Medicine Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 239 - 244 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Elsevier B.V.
Dec2005
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