Complementary and alternative medicine use in a pediatric neurology clinic

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 117-120

  Aburahma, Samah K ^a   Khader, Yousef S ^a   Alzoubi, Karem ^a   Sawalha, Noor ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Developing country; Pediatric neurology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; JORDAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENT; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; JORDAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77954456074     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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