Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Children with Asthma

Vanessa Torres-Llenza; Sanjit Bhogal; Michael Davis; Francine M Ducharme

doi:10.1155/2010/682142

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2010)

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Children with Asthma

Vanessa Torres-Llenza,
Sanjit Bhogal,
Michael Davis,
Francine M Ducharme

Affiliations

Vanessa Torres-Llenza: Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, USA
Sanjit Bhogal: Applied Clinical Research Unit, Research Centre, Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine and Department of Paediatrics, University of Montreal, Canada
Michael Davis: Department of Paediatrics, The Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Francine M Ducharme: Applied Clinical Research Unit, Research Centre, Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine and Department of Paediatrics, University of Montreal, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/682142
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 4
pp. 183 – 189

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Because of the potential risk of interaction with, and underuse of, conventional medications, it is important to document the prevalence of the use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) in asthmatic children.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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