Iridology: a systematic review

This study is a literature review about Iridology/Irisdiagnose in the period from 1970 to 2005. The objective was to identify the worldwide scientific publications (articles) in this field and the opinions about the method. Twenty-five articles were found, four of them from Brazilian authors. About...

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Autores: Salles, Léia Fortes, Silva, Maria Júlia Paes da
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Online)
Idioma:portugués
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OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/41777
Acesso em linha:https://www.revistas.usp.br/reeusp/article/view/41777
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Iridologia
Terapias alternativas
Enfermagem
Iridología
Enfermería
Iridology
Alternative therapies
Nursing
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Resumo:This study is a literature review about Iridology/Irisdiagnose in the period from 1970 to 2005. The objective was to identify the worldwide scientific publications (articles) in this field and the opinions about the method. Twenty-five articles were found, four of them from Brazilian authors. About the category, 1 was literature review, 12 research studies and 12 updates, historical reviews or editorials. The countries that have contributed more with the studies were Brazil and Russia. Fifteen of those are in favor of the method and 10 are against it. In conclusion, it is necessary to develop more studies inside the methodological rigor, once Iridology brings hope to preventive medicine.