Physicians and complementary and alternative medicine cancer therapies in greece: A survey

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 703-708

  Theodoropoulos, Ioannis ^a   Manolopoulos, Konstantin ^a   Von Georgi, Richard ^a   Bohlmann, Michael ^a   Münstedt, Karsten ^a,b  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Klinikstraße 32   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BIOMEDICINE; CANCER THERAPY; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL METABOLISM; DIET THERAPY; GREECE; HOMEOPATHY; INTERNET; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 24644465954     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.703     Document Type: Review

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