Pediatricians' experience with and attitudes toward complementary/alternative medicine

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1059-1064

  Sikand, Anju ^a,c   Laken, Marilyn ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SELF HELP; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0031738118     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.152.11.1059     Document Type: Article

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