A literature review of complementary and alternative medicine use by colorectal cancer patients

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-56

  Sewitch, Maida J ^a   Rajput, Yamina ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Complementary and alternative medicine; Review

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; MOTIVATION;

EID: 73049089501     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2009.10.001     Document Type: Review

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