Pediatric homeopathy: A prospective observational survey based on parent proxy-reports of their children's health-related Quality of Life in six European countries and Brazil.

Conclusions on clinical impact must be cautious. 4.2% of patients experienced side-effects which they attribute to homeopathic treatment. 10.1% of patients reported significant aggravation at the beginning of homeopathic treatment, 19% slight aggravation of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: The satisfaction of parents using a medical homeopathic approach for their children is linked to the perceived competence of the doctor homeopath, the perceived improvement of the main complaint limitations and the completeness of the received information. PMID: 25439042 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Homeopathy - October 1, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Van Wassenhoven M, Goossens M, Anelli M, Sermeus G, Kupers P, Morgado C, Martin E, Bezerra M Tags: Homeopathy Source Type: research