Complementary and alternative medicine use among general surgery, hepatobiliary surgery and surgical oncology patients

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 422-426

  Schieman, Colin ^a   Rudmik, Luke R ^a   Dixon, Elijah ^a   Sutherland, Francis ^a   Bathe, Oliver F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BILIARY TRACT TUMOR; CANADA; CANCER CENTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ALBERTA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350061275     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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