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Use of complementary and alternative medicines for children with chronic health conditions in Lagos, Nigeria

Kazeem A Oshikoya1,2,4 email, Idowu O Senbanjo2 email, Olisamedua F Njokanma2 email and Ayo Soipe3 email

Pharmacology Department, Lagos State University College of Medicine, P.M.B 21266, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria

Paediatrics Department, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria

Medical Student, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria

Academic Division of Child Health, University of Nottingham, The Medical School, Derbyshire Children's Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby DE22 3DT, UK

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BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008, 8:66doi:10.1186/1472-6882-8-66

Published: 29 December 2008

Additional files

Additional file 1:

Questionnaire. The questionnaire was the study instrument used to obtain the demographics of the parents and their children and information about the types of complementary and alternative medicines used for children with epilepsy, sickle cell anaemia and asthma.

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