Complementary alternative medicine for children with autism: A physician survey

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 996-1005

  Golnik, Allison E ^a   Ireland, Marjorie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Complementary alternative medicine

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; MELATONIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHELATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 70349576541     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0714-7     Document Type: Article

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