Is Homoeopathy a Supportive Complementary Therapy for Combating Breast Cancer?

Azizul Islam Khadim

doi:10.1055/s-0043-1777863

Homœopathic Links, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Homœopathic Links 2024; 37(01): 003-004
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1777863

Letter to the Editor

Is Homoeopathy a Supportive Complementary Therapy for Combating Breast Cancer?

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Azizul Islam Khadim

¹Regional Research Institute for Homoeopathy (Under Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy), Agartala, Tripura, India

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