A pilot study of the use of progressive muscle relaxation training in the management of post-chemotherapy nausea and vomiting

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 230-234

  Molassiotis, Alexander ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Active relaxation; Chemotherapy; Chinese; Nausea; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NURSING; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; STANDARD; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; PILOT PROJECTS; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 1842815185     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.2000.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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