Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation vs. Transcutaneous Spinal Electroanalgesia for Chronic Pain Associated with Breast Cancer Treatments

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 410-419

  Robb, Karen A ^a   Newham, Di J ^a   Williams, John E ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breast cancer; cancer pain; chronic pain; Electrical stimulation; RCT; transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS); transcutaneous spinal electroanalagesia (TSE)

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; ELECTROANALGESIA; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH; SAMPLE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS SPINAL ELECTROANALGESIA;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 33947712767     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.09.020     Document Type: Article

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