Two Modes of Acupuncture as a Treatment for Hot Flushes in Men with Prostate Cancer-A Prospective Multicenter Study with Long-Term Follow-Up

European Urology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 156-163

  Frisk, Jessica ^a,b   Spetz, Anna Clara ^a   Hjertberg, Hans ^c   Petersson, Bill ^c   Hammar, Mats ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Paediatric Clinic   (Sweden)

^c Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Castration; Hot flushes; Prostate neoplasms

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE;

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY EXCRETION;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56549098688     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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