An assessment of the utilization of complementary and alternative medication in women with gynecologic or breast malignancies

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 671-677

  Navo, Marisa A ^a   Phan, Julie ^a   Vaughan, Christy ^a   Palmer, J Lynn ^a   Michaud, Laura ^a   Jones, Kellie L ^a   Bodurka, Diane C ^a   Basen Engquist, Karen ^a   Hortobagyi, Gabriel N ^a   Kavanagh, John J ^a   Smith, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; MINERAL; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; VITAMIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXAS; VITAMINS;

EID: 1442356712     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2004.04.162     Document Type: Article

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