Complementary and alternative asthma treatments and their association with asthma control: A population-based study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Chen, Wenjia ^a   FitzGerald, J Mark ^a   Rousseau, Roxanne ^a   Lynd, Larry D ^a   Tan, Wan C ^a   Sadatsafavi, Mohsen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING EXERCISE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOM DIGIT DIALING; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84885364106     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003360     Document Type: Article

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