Complementary needs behind complementary therapies in cancer patients

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1124-1130

  Bonacchi, A ^a,b   Toccafondi, A ^b   Mambrini, A ^c   Cantore, M ^c   Muraca, M G ^a   Focardi, F ^d   Lippi, D ^e   Miccinesi, G ^a  

^a Clinical and Descriptive Epidemiology Unit   (Italy)

^b Centro Studi e Ricerca Synthesis   (Italy)

^c AUSL 1 Massa Carrara and Istituto Toscano Tumori   (Italy)

^d Oncologia Medica Aziendale AUSL 10   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN NEEDS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEEDS EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIMARY TUMOR; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UNMET NEEDS; ADOLESCENT; ITALY; NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941169688     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3773     Document Type: Article

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