Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Children with Cancer at the End of Life

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1218-1221

  Heath, John A ^a,b   Oh, Luke J ^a,b   Clarke, Naomi E ^a,b   Wolfe, Joanne ^c,d  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; ORGANIC FOOD; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPIRITUAL HEALING; STATISTICS; TERMINAL CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FAITH HEALING; FEMALE; FOOD, ORGANIC; HOMEOPATHY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARENTS; TERMINAL CARE; VICTORIA;

EID: 84868319266     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0150     Document Type: Article

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