Paediatric homoeopathy in Germany: Results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS)

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 370-379

  Du, Yong ^a   Knopf, Hildtraud ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Germany; Homeopathy; KiGGS; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

FERRIC PHOSPHATE; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; SCHUSSLER SALT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; COUGHING; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FATHER; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PEDIATRICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 67649396431     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1720     Document Type: Article

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