The prevalence of usage of herbal medicines among cancer patients

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1048-1051

  Tuna, S ^a   Dizdar, O ^b   Calis, M ^c  

^a Istanbul Hospital   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cancer; Complementary altemative medicine; Herbal medicines

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CONNECTIVE TISSUE TUMOR; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; SKIN CANCER; THYME; URINARY TRACT CANCER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PLANT PREPARATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893045516     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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