Complementary and alternative medicine use in patients presenting to a head and neck oncology clinic

Head and Neck

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 793-799

  Vyas, Tarren ^a   Hart, Robert D ^a   Trites, Jonathan R ^a   Philips, Timothy J ^a   Archibald, Kathleen E M ^a   Phillips, Judith E ^a   Taylor, S Mark ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Cancer; Clinic; Complementary medicine; Head and neck

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; FISH OIL; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; MULTIVITAMIN; SELENIUM; VITAMIN D;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER CENTER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLEXOLOGY; REIKI; TAI CHI; YOGA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FISH OILS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMINS; YOGA;

EID: 77952763797     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: 10970347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hed.21255     Document Type: Article

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