Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for cancer bone pain

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 878-879

  Searle, R D ^a   Bennett, M I ^b   Johnson, M I ^c   Callin, S ^d   Radford, H ^d  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d St Gemma's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; BONE PAIN; CANCER PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; BONE TUMOR; PAIN; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BONE NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149265476     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216308096719     Document Type: Letter

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