Journal of paediatrics and child health
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J Paediatr Child Health · Sep 2015
Complementary and alternative medicine use among paediatric emergency department patients.
To determine the period prevalence and nature of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among paediatric emergency department (ED) patients and the perceptions of CAM among the CAM administrators. ⋯ CAM use is common among paediatric ED patients although rarely reported to the ED doctor. Parents/carers who administer CAM have differing perceptions of CAM safety from those who do not.