Parental use of the term "Hot Qi" to describe symptoms in their children in Hong Kong: A cross sectional survey "Hot Qi" in children

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Kong, Flora Y ^a   Ng, Daniel K ^a   Chan, Chung Hong ^a   Yu, Wan Lan ^a   Chan, Danny ^a   Kwok, Ka Li ^a   Chow, Pok Yu ^a  

^a KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOMBAX; BOMBAX MALABARICUM; CHRYSANTHEMUM; LONICERA; LONICERA JAPONICA; PLUMERIA RUBRA; PRUNELLA VULGARIS; SOPHORA; STYPHNOLOBIUM JAPONICUM;

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOMENCLATURE; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; INFECTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTS; QI; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 34250811940     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-2-2     Document Type: Article

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