Letter to the Editor

The Health Belief Model’s Impacts on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Parents or Guardians of Children with Cancer

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ALBASHTAWY M, GHARAIBEH H, ALHALAIQA F, BATIHA A-M, FREIJ M, SAIFAN A, AL-AWAMREH K, HAMADNEH S, AL-KLOUB M, KHAMAISEH A. The Health Belief Model’s Impacts on the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Parents or Guardians of Children with Cancer. Iran J Public Health. 2016;45(5):708-709.