The behaviors of seeking a second opinion from other health-care professionals and the utilization of complementary and alternative medicine in gynecologic cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 679-684

  Tam, K F ^a,b   Cheng, D K L ^a   Ng, T Y ^a   Ngan, H Y S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Gynecologic cancer patients; Health care professionals; Second opinion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAREGIVER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26444553372     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-005-0841-4     Document Type: Article

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