A comparison of physician and patient perspectives on unconventional cancer therapies

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 445-452

  Gray, Ross E ^a   Fitch, Margaret ^a   Greenberg, Marlene ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032410848     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1611(199811/12)7:6<445::AID-PON329>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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