Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children with asthma;Utilisation des approches complémentaires et parallèles en santé chez les enfants asthmatiques

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 183-189

  Torres Llenza, Vanessa ^a   Bhogal, Sanjit ^b   Davis, Michael ^c   Ducharme, Francine M ^b  

^a Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Asthma; Complementary medicine; Determinants; Pediatric; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CHLOROFLUOROCARBON; CORTICOSTEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHIROPRACTIC; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 77956213129     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/682142     Document Type: Article

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