Analysis of the contents of German magazines for tumor patients

Forschende Komplementarmedizin

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 120-128

  Hübner, Jutta ^a   Münstedt, Karsten ^b   Senf, Bianca ^a   Micke, Oliver ^c  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^c FRANZISKUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer; Complementary and alternative medicine; Patient information; Patient journals; Patient magazines

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLICATION;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COMPREHENSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84877258184     PISSN: 16614119     EISSN: 16614127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000350049     Document Type: Article

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