Alternative therapy use by Chinese-Canadian children with stroke and cerebrovascular disease

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 714-717

  Golomb, Meredith R ^a,c   Hune, Selina ^b   MacGregor, Daune L ^b   deVeber, Gabrielle ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CARBAMAZEPINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; GINGER EXTRACT; HEPARIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL; PREDNISONE; VALPROIC ACID; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BRAIN VASCULITIS; CANADA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CHINESE; CHINESE HERB; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATE (FRUIT); DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GRAPE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFANT; INTERVIEW; LUPUS VULGARIS; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOYAMOYA DISEASE; PARENT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STROKE;

EID: 0242708724     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/08830738030180100201     Document Type: Article

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