The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medical Providers by Insured Cancer Patients in Washington State

Cancer

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1522-1530

  Lafferty, William E ^a   Bellas, Allen ^a   Baden, Andrea Corage ^a   Tyree, Patrick Timothy ^a   Standish, Leanna J ^b   Patterson, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary therapies; Health care costs; Insurance claim review; Neoplasms; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 1642282031     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20105     Document Type: Article

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