Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Its Emerging Role in Oncology

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1-21

  Goldstein, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Complementary and alternative medicine; Health behavior

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BIOENERGY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CHINESE MEDICINE; HEALING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; ONCOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RELIGION; REVIEW;

EID: 0347418265     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J077v21n02_01     Document Type: Review

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