Complementary and alternative medicine use among women with breast cancer: A systematic review

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Wanchai, Ausanee ^a,b   Armer, Jane M ^b   Stewart, Bob R ^b  

^a Boromarajonani College of Nursing   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79952110969     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/10.CJON.E45-E55     Document Type: Review

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