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Letter to the Editor

Superstition but not distrust in the medical system predicts the use of complementary and alternative medicine in a group of patients with acute leukemia

Maria Teresa Lourenco Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Andrew Walsh Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Heather Boon Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Murtadha Al-Khabouri Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Joseph Brandwein Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Vikas Gupta Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Andre Schuh Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Karen Yee Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Gary Rodin Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Aaron D. Schimmer Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 339-341 | Received 17 Sep 2007, Accepted 09 Oct 2007, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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