Complementary and alternative medicine for cancer patients: results of the EPAAC survey on integrative oncology centres in Europe

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1795-1806

  Rossi, Elio ^a   Vita, Alessandra ^a   Baccetti, Sonia ^a   Di Stefano, Mariella ^a   Voller, Fabio ^b   Zanobini, Alberto ^a  

^a Innovation and Human Resources   (Italy)

^b Tuscan Region Health Agency   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Complementary and alternative medicine; EPAAC survey; European centres; Integrative oncology

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANXIETY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84932604118     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-014-2517-4     Document Type: Article

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