title: [Clinical medicine versus homeopathy].
abstract: Due to the advance of alternative medicine a critical synopsis by means of the comparison between scientific medicine (clinical medicine) and homeopathy is warranted. The review of studies carried out according to current scientific criteria revealed--at best--a placebo effect of homeopathy. Until now there is no proven mechanism for the mode of action of homeopathy. Sometimes so-called "alternative medicine" prevents effective curative measures. In spite of the justified criticism concerning the technical over-estimation of classical medicine, scientific research should remain the basis of clinical work.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Kinderklinik Graz, Osterreich.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kurz
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D006705:Homeopathy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015990:Placebo Effect; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Klinische Medizin versus Homöopathie.