The integration of healing into conventional cancer care in the UK

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 222-228

  Lorenc, Ava ^a   Peace, Brenda ^b   Vaghela, Chandrika ^b   Robinson, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NFSH The Healing Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Integrative care; Spiritual healing

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEOPLASM; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MALE; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; STATE MEDICINE; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 77957299207     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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