Primary care from infancy to adolescence.
The use of complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapies is increasing among well children and adolescents and in those children who have special health care needs. Integrative pediatrics, a holistic practice that includes an examined integration of CAM and conventional therapies, is ideally suited for primary care. This article describes how to integrate evidence-based CAM therapies for colic, atopy, ADHD, eating disorders, and other conditions commonly seen in primary care practice.
Rosen
Lawrence D
LD
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Integrative Medicine, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA. lrosen@integrativepeds.org
Breuner
Cora Collette
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