Integrating family medicine and complementary medicine in cancer care: A cross-cultural perspective

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 135-139

  Ben Arye, Eran ^a,b   Israely, Pesi ^a   Baruch, Erez ^a   Dagash, Jamal ^a,b  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Complementary Alternative Medicine; Cross cultural; Doctor patient communication; Family medicine; Integrative medicine; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

DOCETAXEL; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; GONADORELIN AGONIST; LETROZOLE; NAVELBINE;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSPNEA; FAMILY MEDICINE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GUIDED IMAGERY; HEADACHE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; LIVER METASTASIS; MASTALGIA; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELLBEING; ARAB; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CULTURAL FACTOR; GENERAL PRACTICE; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; ISRAEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ARABS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84926245232     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.06.006     Document Type: Article

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