Predictors of Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies Among Patients With Cancer

Judith M. Fouladbakhsh

Manfred Stommel

Barbara A. Given

Charles Given

ONF 2006, 32(6), 1115-1122. DOI: 10.1188/05.ONF.1115-1122

Purpose/Objectives: To determine predictors of use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies among patients with cancer.

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