Differences between older and younger cancer survivors in seeking cancer information and using complementary/alternative medicine

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1089-1094

  Bennett, Jill A ^a,b   Cameron, Linda D ^a   Whitehead, Lisa C ^c   Porter, David ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

CAM; Cancer; Information seeking; Older adults; Support services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVIVOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953928107     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-0979-8     Document Type: Review

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