Initiation and discontinuation of complementary therapy among cancer patients

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 33, 2007, Pages 5267-5274

  Kim, Sung Gyeong ^a   Park, Eun Cheol ^a   Park, Jae Hyun ^a   Hahm, Myung Il ^a   Lim, Jin Hwa ^a   Choi, Kui Son ^a  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; EMODIN; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; KOREA; LIVER CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOXIBUSTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; STOMACH CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 36849080730     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2007.11.9651     Document Type: Article

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