Ethical issues related to patient use of complementary and alternative medicine

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 124-126

  Jacobson, Geraldine M ^a   Cain, Joanna Mary ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; OVARY FUNCTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SHORT SURVEY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

EID: 74849110261     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.0938501     Document Type: Short Survey

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