Cochrane systematic reviews examine P6 acupuncture-point stimulation for nausea and vomiting

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 489-495

  Ezzo, Jeanette ^a,c   Streitberger, Konrad ^b   Schneider, Antonius ^b  

^a JPS Enterprises   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BENDECTIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEBENDOX; PYRIDOXINE; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED EMESIS; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED NAUSEA; CHINESE MEDICINE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSENSUS; DEVICE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; GINGER; HUMAN; MORNING SICKNESS; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERICARDIUM; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ANTIEMETICS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; VOMITING, ANTICIPATORY;

EID: 33745964849     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.489     Document Type: Review

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