Effectiveness of Taiwanese traditional herbal diet for pain management in terminal cancer patients;Chinese Source

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-22

  Wu, Tsung Hsiu ^a   Chiu, Tai Yuan ^b   Tsai, Jaw Shiun ^b   Chen, Ching Yu ^b   Chen, Lih Chi ^a,c   Yang, Ling Ling ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Pain; Taiwanese traditional herbal diet; Terminal cancer patients; Verbal numerical scale

Indexed keywords

BULBUS; GLYCYRRHIZA; NELUMBO; PAEONIA; PAEONIACEAE; ZIZIPHUS;

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NEWBORN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICINE, HERBAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TAIWAN;

EID: 51649131458     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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