Manual acupuncture improved quality of life in cancer patients with radiation-induced xerostomia

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 523-526

  Cho, Jung Hyo ^a   Chung, Weon Kuu ^b   Kang, Weechang ^a   Choi, Sun Mi ^c   Cho, Chong Kwan ^a   Son, Chang Gue ^a  

^a Daejeon University   (South Korea)

^b Konyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; SALIVATION; TREATMENT DURATION; XEROSTOMIA;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLANDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 45749089333     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.0793     Document Type: Article

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