Use of complementary and alternative medicine in a pediatric population in southern Turkey

Clinical and Investigative Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Araz, Nilgun ^a   Bulbul, Selda ^b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TURKEY;

EID: 79951716977     PISSN: 0147958X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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