Factors predicting the use of complementary and alternative therapies among cancer patients in Iran

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 144-149

  Montazeri, A ^a   Sajadian, A ^a   Ebrahimi, M ^a   Haghighat, S ^a   Harirchi, I ^b  

^a Iranian Center for Breast Cancer   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Fear of recurrence; Iran psychological status; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS;

EID: 33947270400     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2006.00722.x     Document Type: Article

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