Pediatric oncologists' views toward the use of complementary and alternative medicine in children with cancer

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-182

  Roth, Michael ^a   Lin, Juan ^b   Kim, Mimi ^b   Moody, Karen ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative; Complementary; Medicine; Oncology; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHIROPRACTIC; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GUIDED IMAGERY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YOGA; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PEDIATRICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 65449186219     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181984f5a     Document Type: Article

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