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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
,
Naveen Krishan Goel
Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
,
Awadhesh Kumar Pandey
Department of Radiotherapy, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
,
Sandeep Singh Sarpal
Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
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