Attitudes and beliefs of paediatric oncologists regarding complementary and alternative therapies

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Längler, Alfred ^a,b   Boeker, Rieke ^c   Kameda, Genn ^a   Seifert, Georg ^d   Edelhäuser, Friedrich ^b   Ostermann, Thomas ^b  

^a Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attitudes; CAM; Germany; Paediatric oncologists; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONSULTATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG TOXICITY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84876118360     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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