Use of Chinese herb medicine in cancer patients: A survey in southwestern China

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Liu, Tai Guo ^a   Xiong, Shao Quan ^b   Yan, Yan ^b   Zhu, Hong ^a   Yi, Cheng ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STOMACH DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867769827     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/769042     Document Type: Article

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