The status of complementary therapy services in Canadian palliative care settings

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 939-947

  Oneschuk, Doreen ^a,b   Balneaves, Lynda ^c   Verhoef, Marja ^d   Boon, Heather ^e   Demmer, Craig ^f   Chiu, Lyren ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GREY NUNS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Canadian; Complementary; Palliative; Survey; Therapies

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ART THERAPY; ARTICLE; E-MAIL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUNDING; GUIDED IMAGERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HYPNOSIS; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; MUSIC THERAPY; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REFLEXOLOGY; REIKI; TAI CHI; TOUCH; VOLUNTARY WORKER; YOGA; CANADA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CANADA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 35748929436     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-007-0284-1     Document Type: Article

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