A comparison of complementary therapy use between breast cancer patients and patients with other primary tumor sites

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 407-411

  Morris, Katherine T ^a   Johnson, Nathalie ^a   Homer, Louis ^a   Walts, Deb ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; GOALS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034656866     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(00)00358-5     Document Type: Article

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