Ear acupuncture for hot flushes-The perceptions of women with breast cancer

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 250-257

  Walker, Gay ^a   de Valois, Beverley ^a,b   Davies, Raten ^a   Young, Teresa ^a   Maher, Jane ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adjuvant hormonal treatments; Breast cancer; Complementary medicine; Ear acupuncture; Hot flushes

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC HORMONE AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF HELP;

ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 35248818698     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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