Complementary and alternative medicine use in children with cancer and general and specialty pediatrics

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-15

  Post White, Janice ^a   Fitzgerald, Maura ^b   Hageness, Susan ^c   Sencer, Susan F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital   (United States)

^c ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Children's Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Children; Complementary and alternative medicine; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NEOPLASM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MINNESOTA; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 57849137417     PISSN: 10434542     EISSN: 15328457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043454208323914     Document Type: Article

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