Acupuncture to alleviate chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in pediatric oncology - A randomized multicenter crossover pilot trial

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 220, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 365-370

  Gottschling, Stefan ^a   Reindl, T K ^b   Meyer, S ^a   Berrang, J ^c   Henze, G ^b   Graeber, S ^a   Ong, M F ^a   Graf, N ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Herdecke   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); Nausea and vomiting; Pediatric oncology; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DACTINOMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST; TROPISETRON; VINCRISTINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EWING SARCOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; OSTEOSARCOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHABDOMYOSARCOMA; SARCOMA; SHIVERING; SOLID TUMOR; SYNOVIAL SARCOMA;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIEMETICS; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 44449136587     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1086039     Document Type: Article

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