Use of complementary and alternative medicine among children, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors: A survey study

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 281-288

  Ndao, Deborah H ^a   Ladas, Elena J ^a   Bao, Yuanyuan ^b   Cheng, Bin ^c   Nees, Shannon N ^d   Levine, Jennifer M ^a   Kelly, Kara M ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent and young adults; Cancer; Children; Complementary medicine; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; PROTEIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SURVIVOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET THERAPY; ENERGY HEALING THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOLID TUMOR; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; YOGA; COHORT ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NEOPLASM; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; NEOPLASMS; NEW YORK; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878658253     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318290c5d6     Document Type: Article

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