Alternative and complementary therapy use in pediatric oncology patients in British Columbia: Prevalence and reasons for use and nonuse

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1279-1286

  Fernandez, Conrad V ^a   Stutzer, Cynthia A ^b   MacWilliam, Laurie ^b   Fryer, Christopher ^b  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING;

EID: 0031901472     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1998.16.4.1279     Document Type: Article

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