The continuing problem of post chemotherapy nausea and vomiting: Contributions of classical conditioning

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 92-98

  Bovbjerg, Dana H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Classical conditioning; Nausea

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; LORAZEPAM; METHOTREXATE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PROCHLORPERAZINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY; ANTICIPATORY NAUSEA AND VOMITING; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCED EMESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONDITIONED REFLEX; EARLY CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; NAUSEA; VOMITING, ANTICIPATORY;

EID: 33749142505     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2006.07.016     Document Type: Article

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