Use of homeopathy in pediatric oncology in Germany

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Längler, Alfred ^a,b   Spix, Claudia ^c   Edelhäuser, Friedrich ^b   Kameda, Genn ^a   Kaatsch, Peter ^c   Seifert, Georg ^d  

^a Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 78349252336     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/867151     Document Type: Article

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