The use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients with cancer: In Turkey

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 230-234

  Akyol, Asiye Durmaz ^a   Öz, Burcu ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer; Complementary and alternative medicine; Herbal medicine; Nursing roles

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYTOTHERAPY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053619526     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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