Naturopathy and complementary medicine in cancer therapy. Risks, need to inform patients, and quality assurance;Naturheilkunde und komplementärmedizin in der tumortherapie. Gefahren, aufklärungsbedarf und qualitätssicherung

Onkologe

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 528-533

  Munstedt K ^a   Bruggmann D ^a   Jungi, W F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; CAM; Complementary methods

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALLERGY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CELL THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ENZYME THERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERVITAMINOSIS; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVER TOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; NEPHROTOXICITY; OZONE THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; SUGGESTION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WELLBEING; YOGA;

EID: 34250823473     PISSN: 09478965     EISSN: 14330415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00761-007-1200-5     Document Type: Article

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