Use of unconventional therapies by children with cancer at an urban medical center

American Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 412-416

  Kelly, Kara M ^a,b   Jacobson, Judith S ^b   Kennedy, Deborah D ^a   Braudt, Steven M ^a   Mallick, Mita ^a   Weiner, Michael A ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Children; Complementary and alternative medicine; Pediatric oncology; Unconventional therapies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034266186     PISSN: 01928562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200009000-00005     Document Type: Article

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