Complementary medicine use among Moroccan patients with cancer: A descriptive study

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Brahmi, Sami Aziz ^a   El M'rabet, Fatema Zahra ^a   Benbrahim, Zineb ^a   Akesbi, Yusra ^a   Amine, Berraho ^a   Nejjari, Chakib ^a   El Mesbahi, Omar ^a  

^a HASSAN II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Cancer; Complementary medicine; Morocco

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; VITAMIN; WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HONEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOROCCO; NEOPLASM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84862261057     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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