Use of alternative medicine by patients with cancer in a rural area of Switzerland

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Authors

Fleur van der Weg · Ammann (Switzerland)

Abstract

The motivation to seek help from alternative treatment is not based on a distrust of conventional care. Maintaining hope and taking an active role in self-care are the main stimuli for using alternative medicine.

Topics & Keywords

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Herbal Medicine Research Studies Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Swiss Medical Weekly

Volume 133, Issue 1516, pp. 233-233

DOI: 10.4414/smw.2003.10160

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