Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in autism spectrum disorder (ASD): Comparison of chinese and western culture (Part A)

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 454-463

  Wong, V C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Children; Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM); Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CANADA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED STATES; VOMITING;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FATHERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERBAL MEDICINE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MALE; MOTHERS; OCCUPATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59849129350     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0644-9     Document Type: Article

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