Complementary and alternative medicine in children with asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 611-615

  Orhan, Fazil ^a   Sekerel, Bulent Enis ^a   Kocabas, Can Naci ^a   Sackesen, Cansin ^a   Adalioglu, Gonul ^a   Tuncer, Ayfer ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLE EXTRACT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT; CLOVE EXTRACT; CORTICOSTEROID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LEMON EXTRACT; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LINDEN EXTRACT; NETTLE EXTRACT; QUINCE EXTRACT; RADISH EXTRACT; ROYAL JELLY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; APPLE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLACK PEPPER; BREATHING; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLOVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EGG; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HONEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; QUINCE; RADISH; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; SPELEOTHERAPY;

EID: 0038386017     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61864-9     Document Type: Article

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