Hazards of complementary and alternative medicine [1]

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 592-

  Chong, Vui Heng ^a   Yaakub, Aziman Bin ^a  

^a RIPAS HOSPITAL   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LETTER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; BODY TEMPERATURE; HEAT; LUNG BURN; MALAYSIA; NOTE; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PUERPERIUM;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MEDICINE, ORIENTAL TRADITIONAL; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SMOKE INHALATION INJURY;

EID: 34250821767     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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6. Comment in: J Clin Gastroenterol 2005; 39:836-7; author reply 837.