Comparison of reviews in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in oncology: Do results depend on methodology?

Trace Elements and Electrolytes

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 139-145

  Huebner, Jutta ^a   Micke, Oliver ^b   Muecke, Ralph ^c   Prott, Franz Josef ^d   Stoll, Christoph ^e   Muenstedt, Karsten ^f  

^a Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft E V   (Germany)

^b FRANZISKUS HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d RNS Praxisgemeinschaft Radioonology   (Germany)

^e Zentrum für medizinische Rehabilitation   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Conclusions; Methodology; Reviews

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MASSAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; REFLEXOLOGY; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 84886875327     PISSN: 09462104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/TEX01299     Document Type: Article

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