Complementary and alternative medicine practitioner consultations among those who have or have had cancer in a Norwegian total population (Nord-Trøndelag Health Study): Prevalence, socio-demographics and health perceptions

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 346-351

  Steinsbekk, A ^a   Adams, J ^b   Sibbritt, D ^c   Johnsen, R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Complementary and alternative medicine; Homeopathy; Neoplasm; Norway; Population

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953173234     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2008.01049.x     Document Type: Article

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