Scientific evidence on the supportive cancer care with chinese medicine

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 190-194

  Cho, William C S ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Cancer; Chinese medicine; Meta analysis; Neoplasms; Qigong; Randomized controlled trial; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN; REVIEW;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NEOPLASMS; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 77950870264     PISSN: 10093419     EISSN: 19996187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2010.03.01     Document Type: Review

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