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| Title |
Complementary Alternative Medicine for Children with Autism: A Physician Survey
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, March 2009
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10803-009-0714-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Allison E. Golnik, Marjorie Ireland |
| Abstract |
Previous studies suggest over half of children with autism are using complementary alternative medicine (CAM). In this study, physicians responded (n = 539, 19% response rate) to a survey regarding CAM use in children with autism. Physicians encouraged multi-vitamins (49%), essential fatty acids (25%), melatonin (25%) and probiotics (19%) and discouraged withholding immunizations (76%), chelation (61%), anti-infectives (57%), delaying immunizations (55%) and secretin (43%). Physicians encouraging CAM were more likely to desire CAM training, inquire about CAM use, be female, be younger, and report greater autism visits, autism education and CAM knowledge. Physicians were more likely to desire CAM training, inquire about CAM and view CAM as a challenge for children with autism compared to children with other neurodevelopmental and chronic/complex conditions. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 168 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 163 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 31 | 18% |
| Researcher | 26 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 22 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 8% |
| Other | 36 | 21% |
| Unknown | 22 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 26% |
| Psychology | 27 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 19 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 26 | 15% |
| Unknown | 27 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 24. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 June 2021.
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#1,455,411
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#597
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#3,952
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#3
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