Use of complementary and alternative medicines among Malaysian cancer patients: A descriptive study

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Use of complementary and alternative medicines among Malaysian cancer patients: A descriptive study

The use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM; 補充與替代醫學 bǔ chōng yǔ tì dài yī xué) has been rapidly increasing among cancer patients. However, this pervasiveness is still largely unexplored among Malaysian cancer patients. The current study aimed to evaluate the patterns of CAM use among can...

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Published in:	Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
Main Author:	Farooqui M.; Hassali M.A.; Shatar A.K.A.; Farooqui M.A.; Saleem F.; Haq N.U.; Othman C.N.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	National Taiwan University 2016
Online Access:	https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84992215201&doi=10.1016%2fj.jtcme.2014.12.008&partnerID=40&md5=d255cfa61168f03a2483b50c33916b84

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