Alternative medicine and bronchial asthma - A review from a paediatric perspective;Alternativmedizin und asthma bronchiale: Analyse kontrollierter studien aus padiatrischer sicht

Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde

Volumn 145, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 786-796

  Gruber, W ^a,b   Eber, E ^a   Zach, M ^a  

^a Univ Klin Kindea Jugendheilkunde   (Austria)

^b Univ Klinik fur Kinder Jugendheil   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Bronchial asthma; Controlled trials; Review

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INFANT; IONIZATION; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCLE TRAINING; REVIEW; SELF CARE; YOGA;

EID: 0030774361     PISSN: 00269298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001120050178     Document Type: Review

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