Complementary therapy use by patients and parents of children with asthma and the implications for NHS care: A qualitative study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Shaw, Alison ^a   Thompson, Elizabeth A ^b   Sharp, Debbie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING; CHIROPRACTIC; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REFLEXOLOGY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; UNITED KINGDOM; YOGA; ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENGLAND; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; STATE MEDICINE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33747253448     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-6-76     Document Type: Article

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