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Use of Alternative Medicine Among Norwegian Cancer Patients is Associated with Mental Distress - A Follow-up Study

Terje Risberg From the University Hospital of Tromso, Norway (T. Risberg, A. Kolstad) and the Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center, Integrative Medicine Centre, New York, USA (B.R. Cassileth)
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Arne Kolstad From the University Hospital of Tromso, Norway (T. Risberg, A. Kolstad) and the Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center, Integrative Medicine Centre, New York, USA (B.R. Cassileth)
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Barrie R. Cassileth From the University Hospital of Tromso, Norway (T. Risberg, A. Kolstad) and the Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center, Integrative Medicine Centre, New York, USA (B.R. Cassileth)
Pages 646-651 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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