Guidelines for providing acupuncture treatment for cancer patients - A peer-reviewed sample policy document

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 172-182

  Filshie, Jacqueline ^a,b   Hester, Joan ^c  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Cancer; Clinical guidelines; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; CANCER PATIENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PAIN; PATIENT INFORMATION; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 33846993720     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.24.4.172     Document Type: Review

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