Bringing evidence to complementary and alternative medicine for children with cancer

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 186-189

  Sencer, Susan F ^a   Kelly, Kara M ^b,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Children; Complementary and alternative medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CURCUMIN; CYTOCHROME P450 3A4; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; IRINOTECAN; LIVER PROTECTIVE AGENT; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT; TRAUMEEL S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ALTERNATING CURRENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ART THERAPY; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CANCER PAIN; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED EMESIS; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIRECT CURRENT; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; LIVER PROTECTION; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; MUSIC THERAPY; NAUSEA; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIKI; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL HEALING;

CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33646941040     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000210402.36309.1e     Document Type: Article

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