The association between mental distress and the use of alternative medicine among cancer patients in North Norway

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 539-544

  Risberg, Terje ^a   Jacobsen, B K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; CAM; Mental distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0041854261     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025063705413     Document Type: Article

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