Trick or treat? Australian newspaper portrayal of complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-80

  Mercurio, Reegan ^a   Eliott, Jaklin Ardath ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cancer; Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); Frame analysis; Media; Mixed methods

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BONE CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER THERAPY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; GUIDED IMAGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; KIDNEY CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; MUSIC THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELAXATION TRAINING; THERAPY EFFECT; YOGA;

AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NEWSPAPERS;

EID: 78651493169     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0790-4     Document Type: Article

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