Perspectives of cancer survivors interested in unconventional therapies

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 149-171

  Gray, Ross E ^a,b   Greenberg, Marlene ^a   Fitch, Margaret ^a   Parry, Natalie ^a   Douglas, Mary S ^a   Labrecque, Manon ^b  

^a Ontario Breast Cancer Info Exch P   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE;

EID: 0031432173     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077V15N03_07     Document Type: Article

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