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Review
. 2006 Feb;91(2):96-7.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2005.087163.

Complementary and alternative medicine for children: a good or a bad thing?

E Ernst  1
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Complementary and alternative medicine for children: a good or a bad thing?

E Ernst. Arch Dis Child. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

Commentary on the paper by Cincotta et al (see page 153)

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