Mapping patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use in cancer: An explorative cross-sectional study of individuals with reported positive "exceptional" experiences

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hök, Johanna ^a   Tishelman, Carol ^a,b,c   Ploner, Alexander ^a   Forss, Anette ^a,d   Falkenberg, Torkel ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ANGELICA EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; BETAINE; CHAMOMILE; CHINESE DRUG; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; DENDRITIC CELL VACCINE; FISH OIL; GARLIC EXTRACT; GERANIUM EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; JUNIPERUS EXTRACT; LACTASE; LAVENDER OIL; LEMON OIL; LINSEED OIL; MAGNESIUM; NATURAL PRODUCT; OZONE; PANCREATIN; PEPPER EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROLINE; PROTEINASE; QUERCETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALOE VERA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANGELICA; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR THERAPY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GARLIC; GERANIUM; GESTALT THERAPY; GINSENG; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; JUNIPERUS; KINESIOLOGY; LEMON; LINSEED; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; MUSIC THERAPY; OZONE THERAPY; PAINTING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEPPER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REFLEXOLOGY; RELAXATION TRAINING; RELIGION; SUPPORT GROUP; TAI CHI; UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VEGETARIAN DIET; VISCUM ALBUM; YOGA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 52449113708     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-8-48     Document Type: Article

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