Use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients presenting to a paediatric Emergency Department

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 431-437

  Zuzak, Tycho Jan ^a   Zuzak Siegrist, Isabelle ^a   Simões Wüst, Ana Paula ^b   Rist, Lukas ^b   Staubli, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Paracelsus Hospital Richterswil   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Herbal drugs; Homeopathy; Paediatric emergency medicine; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; LIFESTYLE; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PEDIATRIC WARD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEDIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 60449119268     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-008-0765-3     Document Type: Article

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