Acupuncture for the relief of cancer-related pain - A systematic review

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 437-

  Lee, Hyangsook ^a,b   Schmidt, Katja ^b   Ernst, Edzard ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Cancer; Pain; Randomised clinical trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 20644453751     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2004.10.004     Document Type: Article

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