Current status and prospect of acupuncture-moxibustion in treatment of cancer pain: A review

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 197-202

  Kuai, Le ^a   Chen, Hao ^b   Yang, Hua Yuan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture moxibustion; Neoplasms; Pain; Review literature

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MOXIBUSTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HUMANS; MOXIBUSTION; NEOPLASMS; PAIN, INTRACTABLE;

EID: 39149130729     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20080219     Document Type: Review

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