Acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation within palliative care: A pilot study

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-18

  Gadsby, J G ^a,c   Franks, A ^b   Jarvis, P ^a   Dewhurst, F ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Leicestershire Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MALE; NAUSEA; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0030990684     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-2299(97)80084-2     Document Type: Article

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