The use of complementary and alternative medicine among California adults with and without cancer

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 557-565

  Goldstein, Michael S ^a,e   Brown, E Richard ^a   Ballard Barbash, Rachel ^b   Morgenstern, Hal ^c   Bastani, Roshan ^a   Lee, Jennifer ^a   Gatto, Nicole ^d   Ambs, Anita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CAM; Cancer; Chronic illness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28644451729     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/neh138     Document Type: Article

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