Use of Chinese medicine by cancer patients: A review of surveys

Chinese Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Carmady, Bridget ^a   Smith, Caroline A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CANCER PATIENT; CHINESE MEDICINE; DIET THERAPY; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MOXIBUSTION; NEOPLASM; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TAI CHI;

EID: 79958073064     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8546-6-22     Document Type: Review

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