Prevalence and correlates of use of complementary and alternative medicine in children with autism spectrum disorder in Europe

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 174, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1277-1285

  Salomone, Erica ^a   Charman, Tony ^a   McConachie, Helen ^b   Warreyn, Petra ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Complementary and alternative medicine; Diets; Europe; Mind body practices; Supplements

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ACUPRESSURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY INTEGRATION TRAINING; AUTISM; BIOFEEDBACK THERAPY; CASEIN FREE DIET; CHELATION THERAPY; CHILD; CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY; DEEP PRESSURE THERAPY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOMAN DELACATO PATTERNING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FACILITATED COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GLUTEN FREE DIET; HOLDING THERAPY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC CHAMBER; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MIND BODY PRACTICE; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PARENT; PET THERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SENSORY INTEGRATION THERAPY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YEAST FREE DIET; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; INFANT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; UTILIZATION;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84942295818     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-015-2531-7     Document Type: Article

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