The use of complementary and alternative medicine among Malay breast cancer survivors

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-56

  Sulaiman, Suhaina ^a   Shaharudin, Soraya Hanie ^a   Emran, Nor Aina ^b   Shahril, Mohd Razif ^a   Syed Hussain, Sharifah Noor Akmal ^c  

^a Hospital Kebangsaan Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

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EID: 84866605793     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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