Potentially dangerous complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by ovarian cancer patients

Journal of Gynecologic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 116-120

  Andersen, M Robyn ^a,b   Sweet, Erin ^c   Lowe, Kimberly A ^a,d   Standish, Leanna J ^c   Drescher, Charles W ^a,e   Goff, Barbara A ^f,g  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c BASTYR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Exponent Health Sciences   (United States)

^e Pacific Gynecology Specialists   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g SEATTLE CANCER CARE ALLIANCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; FISH OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CRANBERRY; FEMALE; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HEALTH SURVEY; HERB; HUMAN; LINSEED; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA;

EID: 84860303697     PISSN: 10424067     EISSN: 15577724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/gyn.2011.0040     Document Type: Article

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