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Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 219-223

  Challem, Jack ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ADVANCED CANCER; APPETITE; COGNITION; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KOREA; NAUSEA; NOTE; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL DISEASE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; VOMITING;

EID: 34548090505     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/act.2007.13405     Document Type: Note

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