title: Use of complementary and alternative therapies in children.
abstract: The use of complementary and alternative therapies in children has recently shown explosive growth, despite little scientific evidence of benefit, a need for better regulatory oversight, and continuing gaps in the knowledge and attitudes of pediatric health professionals.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, Children's Hospital and Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. alan.woolf@childrens.harvard.edu
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Woolf
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gardiner
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000009:adverse effects; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007881:Legislation, Food; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration