Adverse events associated with paediatric use of complementary and alternative medicine: Results of a Canadian paediatric surveillance program survey

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 385-387

  Vohra, Sunita ^a,b   Brulotte, Jayna ^a   Le, Christopher ^a   Charrois, Theresa ^a   Laeeque, Hina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Edmonton General Continuing Care Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Complementary therapies; Health survey; Manipulation; Natural products; Paediatrics; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHINESE MEDICINE; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISABILITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH SURVEY; KWASHIORKOR; PATIENT SAFETY; SCAR FORMATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 70350334910     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/14.6.385     Document Type: Article

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