Online information on complementary and alternative medicine for cancer patients: Evidence-based recommendations

Onkologie(Czech Republic)

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 273-278

  Huebner, Jutta ^a   Senf, Bianca ^b   Micke, Oliver ^c   Muecke, Ralph ^d   Stoll, Christoph ^e   Prott, Franz J ^f   Muenstedt, Karsten ^g   Dennert, Gabriele ^h  

^a German Cancer Society   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c FRANZISKUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^d KLINIKUM LIPPE DETMOLD   (Germany)

^e Clinic Herzoghoehe   (Germany)

^f Radiooncology   (Germany)

^g JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^h Institute for Transdisciplinary Health Care Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer; Communication; Complementary and alternative medicine; Online information; Patient information needs

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIVACY; PROGNOSIS; SUPPORT GROUP;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84878223950     PISSN: 0378584X     EISSN: 14230240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000350307     Document Type: Article

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