Complementary and alternative medicine use among women with breast cancer

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 18 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  DiGianni, Lisa M ^a   Garber, Judy E ^a   Winer, Eric P ^a  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TECHNIQUE; TYPES OF STUDY; UNITED STATES;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0037106397     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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