Health beliefs and alternative medicine: A qualitative study of breast cancer patients

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 226-229

  Brown, Patrick J ^a   Carney, Patricia A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEW ENGLAND;

EID: 0030473295     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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