Prevalence in the use of complementary medicine among cancer patients in Tuscany, Italy

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Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 406-410

  Johannessen, Helle ^a,g   Von Bornemann Hjelmborg, Jacob ^b   Pasquarelli, Elisa ^c   Fiorentini, Giammaria ^d   Di Costanzo, Francesco ^e   Miccinesi, Guido ^f  

^a Man and Society

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^d SAN GIUSEPPE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Center for the Study and Prevention of Oncology   (Italy)

^g Institute of Public Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Complementary medicine; Tuscany; Usage of CAM

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 48249111004     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160809400318     Document Type: Article

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