Complementary and alternative medicine use by patients with cancer in Wales: A cross sectional survey

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 249-253

  Harris, Philip ^a   Finlay, Ilora G ^b   Cook, Alison ^c   Thomas, Kate J ^d   Hood, Kerenza ^b  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONEY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SUPPLEMENTATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 1442277025     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-2299(03)00126-2     Document Type: Article

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