Prevalence of complementary therapy use by women with breast cancera population-based survey

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1359-1364

  Rees, R W ^a   Feigel, I ^a   Vickers, A ^b   Zollman, C ^c   McGurk, R ^a   Smith, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Breast neoplasms; Female; Health surveys; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0033916956     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(00)00099-X     Document Type: Article

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