The use of complementary and alternative medical providers by insured cancer patients in Washington State.

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Published in Cancer on April 01, 2004

Authors

William E Lafferty1, Allen Bellas, Andrea Corage Baden, Patrick Timothy Tyree, Leanna J Standish, Ruth Patterson

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA. billlaf@u.washington.edu

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