Use of complementary and alternative medicine in head and neck cancer patients

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 529-532

  Lim, C M ^a   Ng, A ^a   Loh, K S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cancers; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Head and Neck

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHINESE MEDICINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CANCER; INTERVIEW; LARYNX CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; NUTRITION; PAROTID GLAND CANCER; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; THYROID CANCER; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952428057     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215109992817     Document Type: Article

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