Communicating with pediatricians about complementary/alternative medicine: Perspectives from parents of children with Down syndrome

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 488-494

  Prussing, Erica ^a   Sobo, Elisa J ^b   Walker, Elizabeth ^c   Dennis, Kimberly ^c   Kurtin, Paul S ^c  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Complementary alternative medicine; Down syndrome; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PARENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 10044249886     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/A03-0368R1.1     Document Type: Article

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