High Usage of Complementary and Alternative Medicine among Turkish Asthmatic Children.

In conclusion; the prevalance of reported CAM use among Turkish asthmatic childrenwas found to be high (66 %), with herbal medicine being the most popular modality. The results of this study shows that CAM use becomes more prevelant among asthmatic children from families with low income. It will be increasingly important for physicians who care for allergic children to be aware of high CAM usage. PMID: 26547709 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - August 1, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Hocaoglu-Babayigit A Tags: Iran J Allergy Asthma Immunol Source Type: research