Journal article
The Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies by Children
Holistic nursing practice, v 23(2), pp 73-73
Mar 2009
PMID: 19258846
Abstract
In Dec 2008, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the findings of the National Health Interview Survey (2007), which contained the latest data on the use of complementary and alternative therapies (CAT) by individuals in the US. One of the survey's most notable finding was the use of complementary therapies by children younger than 18 years of age. Among children using CAT, nearly a quarter of them were white adolescents whose CAT-using parents were educated beyond high school. CAT child users had on average six or more diagnosed health conditions for which CAT was used to delay conventional treatments. Among the 10 CAT used by children, natural product use ranked highest including Echinacea, omega 3 fish oil, combination herb pills, and flaxseed oil pills. Here, Donnelly discusses the use of complementary and alternative therapies by children.
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- Title
- The Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies by Children
- Creators
- Gloria Donnelly - Health Affairs
- Publication Details
- Holistic nursing practice, v 23(2), pp 73-73
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000207965900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-63049135822
- Other Identifier
- 991021855255704721
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- Integrative & Complementary Medicine
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