Effects of sun ginseng on subjective quality of life in cancer patients: A double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 331-334

  Kim, Jong Hoon ^a   Chan, Yong Park ^a   Lee, Sung Jae ^a  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer; Quality of life; Sun ginseng

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; GINSENG EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GINSENG; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH; HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM TUMOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PANAX; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33745964378     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2006.00740.x     Document Type: Article

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