Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) for cancer pain in adults

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Robb, Karen A ^a   Bennett, Michael I ^b   Johnson, Mark I ^c   Simpson, Karen J ^d   Oxberry, Stephen G ^e  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e St Gemma's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CINAHL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA EXTRACTION; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PSYCINFO; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 55049089335     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006276.pub2     Document Type: Review

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