Levels of commitment: Exploring complementary therapy use by women with breast cancer

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 459-466

  Balneaves, Lynda G ^a   Bottorff, Joan L ^b   Hislop, T Gregory ^c   Herbert, Carol ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^d WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CHELATE; ENEMA; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MINERAL; PLANT EXTRACT; VITAMIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AYURVEDA; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CHELATION; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLON LAVAGE; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONEY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TIME; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF MEDICATION; SELF-HELP GROUPS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33745954341     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.459     Document Type: Review

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