Newspaper coverage of complementary and alternative therapies for cancer - UK 2002-2004

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 885-889

  Milazzo, Stefania ^a   Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CAM; Cancer; CAT; Media; Newspapers

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER THERAPY; DATA BASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; MASS MEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL TRIALS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NEOPLASMS; NEWSPAPERS;

EID: 33747337019     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-006-0068-z     Document Type: Article

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