Sunflower therapy for children with specific learning difficulties (dyslexia): A randomised, controlled trial

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-24

  Bull, Leona ^a,b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applied kinesiology; Children; Chiropractic; Dyslexia; Osteopathy

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUPRESSURE; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINESIOLOGY, APPLIED; MALE; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; NEUROLINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 33845933232     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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