Complementary and alternative medicine in the management of pain, dyspnea, and nausea and vomiting near the end of Life: A systematic review

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 374-387

  Pan, Cynthia X ^a   Morrison, R Sean ^a   Ness, Jose ^a   Fugh Berman, Adriane ^b   Leipzig, Rosanne M ^a,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Dyspnea; End of life; Pain; Palliative care; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DYSPNEA; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MASSAGE; NAUSEA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EID: 0033789876     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(00)00190-1     Document Type: Review

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