Complementary and alternative approaches in palliative care: Why are advanced cancer patients using them?

Progress in Palliative Care

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 264-271

  Verhoef, Marja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer patients; Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); Patient provider communication; Reasons for CAM use

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW;

EID: 84870015905     PISSN: 09699260     EISSN: 1743291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743291X12Y.0000000001     Document Type: Article

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