Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Palliative Care

Follow the links below to find information on the use of complementary and alternative therapies and medicines in palliative care.

Reviewed January 2012

3 Resources Found

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Title:   Complementary therapies
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Complementary therapies are widely used in the Australian community, and are often adopted by palliative care patients. There is growing interest in seeking evidence regarding the effectiveness of complementary therapies for palliative care patients.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Complementary therapies
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   'Complementary therapies' is often used to describe treatments used alongside, or integrated with, evidence-based conventional medical treatments. Sometimes people talk of 'alternative therapies'. However, alternative therapies are used instead of, or independently of medical treatments.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Indigenous
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   It is important that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are able to get the help and care that they need when they have a serious progressive illness. This can be support from the Indigenous community, but also from health professionals.
Date:   May 2008

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