Traditional medicine use by cancer patients in Thailand

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 168, Issue , 2015, Pages 100-107

  Poonthananiwatkul, Benjawan ^a   Lim, Rosemary H M ^a   Howard, Rachel L ^a   Pibanpaknitee, Paponpatchara ^a   Williamson, Elizabeth M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Arokhayasala Foundation   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Keywords Thai herbal medicine Herbal cancer hospice Arokhayasala Khampramong Yod ya mareng Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; DYSPEPSIA; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOLISTIC CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THAILAND; VISCERAL PAIN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; THAILAND;

EID: 84927732108     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.03.057     Document Type: Article

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