Medicinal systems of complementary and alternative medicine: A cross-sectional survey at a pediatric emergency department

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 473-479

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

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c Paracelsus Hospital Richterswil   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THERAPY EFFECT; URBAN AREA; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951952213     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0601     Document Type: Article

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