Patterns of alternative medicine use by cancer patients

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 165, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 545-548

  Begbie, Stephen D ^a   Kerestes, Zoltan L ^a   Bell, David R ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0029979854     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb138639.x     Document Type: Article

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