Do patients of integrative anthroposophic pediatric inpatient departments differ? Comparative analysis to all pediatric inpatients in Germany considering demographic and clinical characteristics

• Main Authors: Katharina Fetz (Author), Thomas Ostermann (Author), Melanie Schwermer (Author), Sebastian Appelbaum (Author), Jan Vagedes (Author), Tycho Jan Zuzak (Author), Alfred Längler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Integrative medicine (IM) is a patient-centered, evidence-based, therapeutic paradigm which combines conventional and complementary approaches. The use of IM in pediatrics has increased in the past two decades and parents' demand for it is growing. An IM whole systems approa...