Complementary medicine use, diet, and exercise in endometrial cancer survivors

Journal of Cancer Integrative Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-18

  Von Gruenigen, Vivian E ^a   Gil, Karen M ^b   Frasure, Heidi E ^a   Hopkins, Michael P ^b   Jenison, Eric L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary medicine; Diet; Endometrial cancer; Lifestyle; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY;

EID: 25844469357     PISSN: 15446301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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