Complementary and alternative medicine in German cancer centers

Oncology Research and Treatment

Volumn 37, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 390-394

  Henf, Alina ^a   Wesselmann, Simone ^b   Huthmann, Daniel ^b   Muenstedt, Karsten ^c   Huebner, Jutta ^a,b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b German Cancer Society   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer centers; Complementary medicine; Counseling of patients

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; GERMANY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SAFETY; ALLOPATHY; AWARENESS; COLORECTAL CANCER; COOPERATION; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN CANCER; VISCUM ALBUM;

VITAMIN;

EID: 84906555787     PISSN: 22965270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000364897     Document Type: Article

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