Determinants of the use of complementary therapies by patients with cancer

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2439-2448

  Paltiel, O ^a   Avitzour, M ^a   Peretz, T ^a   Cherny, N ^a   Kaduri, L ^a   Pfeffer, R M ^a   Wagner, N ^a   Soskolne, V ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS;

EID: 0035340765     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2001.19.9.2439     Document Type: Article

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