Use of complementary/alternative medicine by breast cancer survivors in Ontario: Prevalence and perceptions

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2515-2521

  Boon, Heather ^a   Stewart, Moira ^a   Kennard, Mary Ann ^a   Gray, Ross ^a   Sawka, Carol ^a   Brown, Judith Belle ^a   McWilliam, Carol ^a   Gavin, Alan ^a   Baron, Ruth Anne ^a   Aaron, Dorothy ^a   Haines Kamka, Theresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033932487     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2000.18.13.2515     Document Type: Article

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