Changing patterns of CAM use among prostate cancer patients two years after diagnosis: Reasons for maintenance or discontinuation

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 318-324

  Porter, Matthew ^c   Kolva, Elissa ^d   Ahl, Richard ^b   Diefenbach, Michael A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Templeton Foundation   (United States)

^d FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Complementary and alternative medicine, CAM; Prostate cancer; Treatment decisions

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; MULTIVITAMIN; SELENIUM; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; DECISION MAKING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; MUSIC THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROSTATE CANCER; RELAXATION TRAINING; SELF HELP; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 56349162541     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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