Use of traditional and complementary/alternative medicine (TCAM) in children with cancer in Guatemala

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 687-692

  Ladas, Elena J ^a   Rivas, Silvia ^b   Ndao, Deborah ^a   Damoulakis, Doree ^a   Bao, Yuan Yuan ^c   Cheng, Bin ^d   Kelly, Kara M ^a   Antillon, Federico ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Unidad Nacional de Oncologia Pediatrica   (Guatemala)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Nutrition; Pediatric oncology; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COST; CREAM; DIET; EDUCATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OINTMENT; POULTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; NUTRITION; PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY; SUPPORTIVE CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROGNOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893491550     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24791     Document Type: Article

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