Perceptions about complementary and alternative medicine use among Chinese immigrant parents of children with cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 253-260

  Watt, Lisa ^a   Gulati, Sonia ^a   Shaw, Nicola T ^b   Sung, Lillian ^c   Dix, David ^d   Poureslami, Iraj ^d   Klassen, Anne F ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ALGOMA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Complementary and alternative medicine; Food therapy; Grounded theory; Immigrant parents; Qualitative study; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY MODIFICATION; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHINA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DATA COLLECTION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS;

EID: 84855190846     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-010-1063-y     Document Type: Article

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