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Faith healing in paediatrics: what do we know about its relevance to clinical practice?
Author(s) -
Baverstock A.,
Finlay F.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01284.x
Subject(s) - faith , relevance (law) , alternative medicine , medicine , clinical practice , psychology , family medicine , epistemology , political science , philosophy , pathology , law
There is widespread use of complementary or alternative medicine among adults and children. Families may use faith healing alongside conventional medicine or as an alternative. In their clinical practice, professionals should be aware of this and need to consider asking patients and their families about complementary or alternative medicine use, including faith healing.