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Is there enough rationale in randomised controlled trials on distant healing?

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Municipal Hospital of Neunkirchen, Peischingerstrasse 19, A-2620, Neunkirchen, Austria

    Georg Röggia & Sandra Fortunat

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Röggia, G., Fortunat, S. Is there enough rationale in randomised controlled trials on distant healing?. Wien Klin Wochenschr 115, 607 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03040458

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