Discussing complementary therapies in an oncology setting

Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-24

  Cohen, Lorenzo ^a   Cohen, Michael H ^b   Kirkwood, Catherine ^a   Russell, Nancy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative; Communication; Complementary; Complementary and alternative medicine; Informed consent; Integrative; Liability

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CANCER THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFORMED CONSENT; REVIEW; WELLBEING;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 34247527885     PISSN: 1715894X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7200.2006.028     Document Type: Review

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