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Effectiveness and non-effectiveness of CAM use in children and adolescents: let’s take a look beyond prevalence rates

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  1. Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, University Hospital of Saarland, Building 9, 66421, Homburg, Germany

    Sascha Meyer

  2. Center for Pediatrics, Pain and Palliative Medicine, University Hospital of Saarland, Homburg, Germany

    Sven Gottschling

  3. Medical School, University Hospital of Saarland, Homburg, Germany

    Yvonne Goda & Nicole Schroeder

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Meyer, S., Gottschling, S., Goda, Y. et al. Effectiveness and non-effectiveness of CAM use in children and adolescents: let’s take a look beyond prevalence rates. Eur J Pediatr 174, 139–140 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-014-2353-z

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