Electroacupuncture as an Adjunctive Treatment to Control Neuropathic Pain in Patients with Cancer

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-117

  Minton, Oliver ^a   Higginson, Irene J ^b  

^a St Catherine's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DERMATOME; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NEURALGIA; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 33846820118     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.09.011     Document Type: Letter

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