Ethical Issues in Integrative Oncology

Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 737-753

  Ben Arye, Eran ^a   Schiff, Elad ^b,c   Golan, Ofra ^c,d  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN; CLODRONIC ACID; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; GLUCOSAMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; VINCRISTINE; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PLASMACYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTHROPOSOPHY; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CULTURE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PATIENTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 47249106365     PISSN: 08898588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2008.04.009     Document Type: Review

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