Table 5

Adverse events


Acupuncture
Homoeopathy

Patients rating
N = 3052
N = 852
     Yes
4,8%
7,4%
     No
94,0%
89,2%
Doctors' rating
N = 5435 treatment cycles
N = 553 treatment sessions
     Yes
0,8%
2,2%
     No
56,9%
16,3
     Missing Data*
42,2%
81,6%

* highly likely that item was not completed when no adverse event occured

Güthlin et al. BMC Public Health 2004 4:6   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-4-6