Exploratory analysis of the usefulness of acupressure bands when severe chemotherapy-related nausea is expected

Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-20

  Roscoe, Joseph A ^a   Jean Pierre, Pascal ^a   Morrow, Gary R ^a   Hickok, Jane T ^a   Issell, Brian ^b   Wade, James L ^c   King, David K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Hawaii MBCCOP   (United States)

^c Central Illinois CCOP   (United States)

^d Western Regional CCOP   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupressure bands; Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Nausea; Response expectancy

Indexed keywords

DOXORUBICIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUPRESSURE; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BREAST TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VOMITING; WRIST;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; VOMITING; WRIST;

EID: 33745957077     PISSN: 1715894X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7200.2005.001     Document Type: Article

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