Gridding: a form of folk medicine for respiratory illness.
Gridding and other folk remedies are commonly employed for respiratory illnesses. Pediatric health care providers need to be aware of such practices and their potential complications.
Pappano
Dante Allen
DA
East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Knoxville, TN, USA. epappano@aol.com
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