Use of complementary therapy by adolescents with asthma

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1042-1044

  Reznik, Marina ^a   Ozuah, Philip O ^a,b   Franco, Karen ^a   Cohen, Robyn ^a   Motlow, Ferrell ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SCREENING; STRATIFICATION; SYMPTOM; SYRUP; TEA; URBAN AREA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0036821304     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.156.10.1042     Document Type: Article

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