Acupuncture for the relief of cancer-related breathlessness

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-150

  Filshie, Jacqueline ^a   Penn, Katherine ^a   Ashley, Sue ^a   Davis, Carol L ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Dyspnea; Neoplasms; Palliative treatment

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PAIN; PULSE RATE; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029940523     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921639601000209     Document Type: Article

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