Ethics of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Children

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 875-884

  Vohra, Sunita ^a,b   Cohen, Michael H ^c  

^a STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Aberhart Centre   (Canada)

^c Law Offices of Michael H Cohen   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL VALUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36549075105     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2007.10.004     Document Type: Review

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