Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 221-229 , July 2008

Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Parental Nondisclosure of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Over-the-Counter Medication Use in Children's Asthma Management

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 This research was funded by National Institute for Nursing Research grant No. 1RO1NR007905-01A2.

PII: S0891-5245(07)00258-1

doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2007.07.001

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 221-229 , July 2008

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