Homeopathic medicines substantially reduce the need for clotting factor concentrates in haemophilia patients: Results of a blinded placebo controlled cross over trial

Homeopathy

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-43

  Kundu, Tapas ^a   Shaikh, Afroz ^a   Kutty, Afzal ^a   Nalvade, Aparna ^a   Kulkarni, Sudhir ^a   Kulkarni, Ranjan ^a   Ghosh, Kanjaksha ^b  

^a Niramay Nursing Home   (India)

^b Haemophilia Federation of India   (India)

Author keywords

Behavioural changes; Developing country; Haemarthrosis; Homeopathy; Pain relief; Severe haemophilia; Supportive therapy

Indexed keywords

ARNICA EXTRACT; ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; CALCAREA FLUORICA; CAUSTICUM; FERRUM METALLICUM; HAMAMELIS EXTRACT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; HYPERICUM EXTRACT; LEDUM PALUSTRE; MAGNESIUM PHOSPHORICUM; PHOSPHORUS; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HEMOPHILIA; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD COAGULATION FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMOPHILIA A; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIA MEDICA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855470707     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: 14764245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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