The use of complementary and alternative medicine products in preceding two days among Finnish parents - a population survey

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Hämeen Anttila, Katri P ^a,b   Niskala, Ulla R ^c   Siponen, Sanna M ^c   Ahonen, Riitta S ^c  

^a Finnish Medicines Agency   (Finland)

^b University of Eastern Finland ^*  (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; MINERAL; NATURAL PRODUCT; VITAMIN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATION; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 80155147972     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-11-107     Document Type: Article

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