Complementary and alternative medicine use in Irish paediatric patients

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-150

  Low, E ^a,b   Murray, D M ^b   O'Mahony, O ^a   O'B Hourihane, J ^b  

^a MERCY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Children; Complementary medicine; Irish; Paediatrician

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; FISH OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INFANT; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEDIATRICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 43749118165     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11845-008-0152-0     Document Type: Article

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