Young Women's Experiences With Complementary Therapies During Cancer Described Through Illness Blogs

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1309-1324

  Keim Malpass, Jessica ^a   Albrecht, Tara A ^b   Steeves, Richard H ^c   Danhauer, Suzanne C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

complementary and alternative medicine; illness blogs; oncology; qualitative; young adult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BLOGS; INTERNET; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ILLNESS BLOGS; ONCOLOGY; QUALITATIVE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BLOGGING; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884962892     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945913492897     Document Type: Article

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