The characteristics of complementary and alternative medicine use by parents of asthmatic children in Southern Israel

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1693-1697

  Singer, Lilach ^a   Karakis, Isabella ^a,b   Ivri, Lital ^a   Gross, Michal ^a   Bolotin, Arkady ^a   Gazala, Eli ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Asthma; Complementary medicine; Management; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLEXOLOGY;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLERGY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; JUDAISM; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 35349009058     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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