Complementary and alternative medicine in developmental disabilities

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 949-952

  Brown, Kelly A ^a   Patel, Dilip R ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Energy therapies; Mind body intervention

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYCLOSERINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DONEPEZIL; ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; FAMOTIDINE; FOLIC ACID; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GLUTAMINE; GROWTH HORMONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; NICOTINIC ACID; OXYTOCIN; PIRACETAM; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; SECRETIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMON COLD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LEARNING; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOBILIZATION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRENATAL PERIOD;

EID: 28644446223     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 00195456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02731671     Document Type: Conference Paper

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