Psychological well-being improves in women with breast cancer after treatment with applied relaxation or electro-acupuncture for vasomotor symptom

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 193-199

  Nedstrand, Elizabeth ^a,b   Wyon, Yvonne ^a   Hammar, Mats ^a   Wijma, Klaas ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Applied relaxation; Breast cancer; Menopause; Vasomotor symptoms; Well being

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLIMACTERIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; TAMOXIFEN; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 33845543095     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01674820600724797     Document Type: Article

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