A review of complementary and alternative Medicine practices among Cancer survivors

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 365-370

  Bell, Rose M ^a  

^a Northwest Medical Specialties   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SURVIVOR;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 77956217755     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/10.CJON.365-370     Document Type: Review

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