Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children with recurrent acute otitis media in Italy

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 441-449

  Marchisio, P ^a   Bianchini, S ^a   Galeone, C ^a,b   Baggi, E ^a   Rossi, E ^a   Albertario, G ^a   Torretta, S ^a   Pignataro, L ^a   Esposito, S ^a   Principi, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative therapy; Herbal remedies; Homeopathy; Recurrent acute otitis media

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFANT; ITALY; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PERCEPTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; INFANT; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; OTITIS MEDIA; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80051740987     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463201102400217     Document Type: Article

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