Patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use among turkish cancer patients

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 383-390

  Yildiz, Ibrahim ^a   Ozguroglu, Mustafa ^b   Toptas, Tayfur ^c   Turna, Hande ^b   Sen, Fatma ^a   Yildiz, Melek ^d  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Bagcilar Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MULTIVITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANOREXIA; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; EUROPEAN ORGANIZATION FOR RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OF CANCER LIFE QUALITY QUESTIONNAIRE C30; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); YOGA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875841652     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2012.0226     Document Type: Article

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