Acupuncture and self acupuncture for long term treatment of vasomotor symptoms in cancer patients - Audit and treatment algorithm

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 171-180

  Filshie, Jacqueline ^a   Bolton, Tara ^a   Browne, Doreen ^a   Ashley, Sue ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Breast cancer; Menopausal vasomotor symptoms; Prostate cancer; Self acupuncture

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLIMACTERIUM; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEG SWELLING; LONG TERM CARE; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSTATE CANCER; RASH; REVIEW; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30744461582     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.23.4.171     Document Type: Review

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