Complementary and alternative medicine use among the cancer patients in Northern India

Dinesh Kumar; Naveen Krishan Goel; Awadhesh Kumar Pandey; Sandeep Singh Sarpal

doi:10.4103/2278-330X.179689

South Asian Journal of Cancer, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2016; 05(01): 008-011
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.179689

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY: Original Article

Complementary and alternative medicine use among the cancer patients in Northern India

Dinesh Kumar

Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India

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Naveen Krishan Goel

Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India

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Awadhesh Kumar Pandey

Department of Radiotherapy, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India

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Sandeep Singh Sarpal

Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India

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